MRI for Diagnosing Aortic Valve Stenosis: a Comparison Study of MRI and Ultrasound

Overview

Journal Neth Heart J

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2015 Feb 20

PMID 25696429

Citations 1

Authors

C van Pul

N M C M de Jong

L M van Beek

H L M Pasmans

P F F Wijn

R F Visser

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Abstract

Background: In cases when Doppler ultrasound examinations are not reliable for determining the severity of aortic valve stenosis, patients undergo a catheterisation. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a promising tool for the determination of this disease.

Aim: We investigated the value of MRI as a substitute for catheterisation in such circumstances, by comparing MRI measurements with Doppler ultrasound measurements.

Methods: Five volunteers and ten patients entered this study, which was approved by the Institutional Ethics Committee. A 1.0T MRI scanner was used for cardiac MRI. On the same day, a Doppler ultrasound examination was performed. The maximum velocity and the orifice area of the aortic valve (called orifice) were compared.

Results: A good correlation was observed between the maximum velocity measured with MRI and that measured with ultrasound (r=0.95) and between the orifice determined by MRI and by ultrasound (r=0.94); however, the orifice determined by MRI is consistently larger than the orifice determined by ultrasound.

Conclusion: MRI measurements of velocity and orifice of the aortic valve correlate well with Doppler ultrasound measurement. MRI is a useful diagnostic tool and can be a good substitute for catheterisation, in particular because it allows simultaneous acquisition of anatomical and functional information.

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