Semi-automatic segmentation with ITK-SNAP improved 4D flow MRI visualization of recirculation regions and showed reasonable agreement with computational fluid dynamics for velocity.
Does semi-automatic segmentation with ITK-SNAP improve blood flow visualization of recirculation regions at the carotid bulb in 4D flow MRI?
Semi-automatic segmentation with ITK-SNAP improves the visualization of recirculation regions at the carotid bulb in 4D flow MRI, showing good agreement with computational fluid dynamics.
Assessment of carotid bulb hemodynamics using four-dimensional (4D) flow magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires accurate segmentation of recirculation regions that is frequently hampered by limited resolution. This study aims to improve the accuracy of 4D flow MRI carotid bulb segmentation and subsequent recirculation regions analysis. Time-of-flight (TOF) MRI and 4D flow MRI were performed on bilateral carotid artery bifurcations in seven healthy volunteers. TOF-MRI data was segmented into 3D geometry for computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. ITK-SNAP segmentation software was included in the workflow for the semi-automatic generation of 4D flow MRI angiographic data. This study compared the velocities calculated at the carotid bifurcations and the 3D blood flow visualization at the carotid bulbs obtained by 4D flow MRI and CFD. By applying ITK-SNAP segmentation software, an obvious improvement in the 4D flow MRI visualization of the recirculation regions was observed. The 4D flow MRI images of the recirculation flow characteristics of the carotid artery bulbs coincided with the CFD. A reasonable agreement was found in terms of velocity calculated at the carotid bifurcation between CFD and 4D flow MRI. However, the dispersion of velocity data points relative to the local errors of measurement in 4D flow MRI remains. Our proposed strategy showed the feasibility of improving recirculation regions segmentation and the potential for reliable blood flow visualization in 4D flow MRI. However, quantitative analysis of recirculation regions in 4D flow MRI with ITK-SNAP should be enhanced for use in clinical situations.
Ngo et al. (Wed,) conducted a other in Healthy volunteers (n=7). Semi-automatic segmentation with ITK-SNAP for 4D flow MRI vs. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) was evaluated on Velocity calculated at the carotid bifurcations and 3D blood flow visualization at the carotid bulbs. Semi-automatic segmentation with ITK-SNAP improved 4D flow MRI visualization of recirculation regions and showed reasonable agreement with computational fluid dynamics for velocity.
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