Key result
Magnetic resonance elastography and pulse wave velocity both successfully estimated aortic stiffness, yielding values in the normal range (4-6.7 kPa and 4.2-5.2 m/s, respectively).
Why the study?
Does magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) provide comparable abdominal aortic stiffness estimates to MRI-based pulse wave velocity (PWV) in healthy volunteers?
Population
8 healthy volunteers, ages 18-35 years
Comparison
Magnetic resonance elastography to determine… vs Phase contrast MRI based pulse wave velocity…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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MRE yields comparable aortic stiffness estimates to PWV in healthy volunteers; leaves open validation and utility in patients with cardiovascular disease.
Cross-Sectional (n=8)
No
Does magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) provide comparable abdominal aortic stiffness estimates to MRI-based pulse wave velocity (PWV) in healthy volunteers?
Magnetic resonance elastography is a feasible non-invasive method to estimate abdominal aortic stiffness, yielding values comparable to the gold standard pulse wave velocity in healthy volunteers.
Damughatla et al. (2013) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy (n=8). Magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) vs. Phase contrast MRI-based pulse wave velocity (PWV) was evaluated on Aortic stiffness. Magnetic resonance elastography and pulse wave velocity both successfully estimated aortic stiffness, yielding values in the normal range (4-6.7 kPa and 4.2-5.2 m/s, respectively).
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