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ArticleMagnetic resonance in medical sciences : MRMS : an official journal of Japan Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine2026

Evaluation of Blood Flow Energy Loss before and after Endovascular Aneurysm Repair Using Four-dimensional Flow MR Imaging.

Shimpei Ikeda, Takahiko Mine, Tetsuro Sekine, Masashi Abe, Hirotaka Ito, Ko Okada, Seigoh Happoh, So Ueshima, Takahiro Tomoda, Masahiro Fujii and 2 more

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Shimpei IkedaDepartment of Radiology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai Chiba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3198-8501
Takahiko MineDepartment of Radiology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai Chiba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0558-2110
Tetsuro SekineDepartment of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1547-6696
Masashi AbeDepartment of Radiology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai Chiba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7597-3021
Hirotaka ItoMedical System Research & Development Center, FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
Ko OkadaMedical System Research & Development Center, FUJIFILM Corporation, Tokyo, Japan.
Seigoh HappohDepartment of Radiology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai Chiba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8191-129X
So UeshimaDepartment of Radiology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai Chiba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0000-3731-3228
Takahiro TomodaDepartment of Radiology, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai Chiba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-9647-6231
Masahiro FujiiDepartment of Cardiovascular Surgery, Nippon Medical School Chiba Hokusoh Hospital, Inzai Chiba, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4678-8502
Hiromitsu HayashiDepartment of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.
Shin-Ichiro KumitaDepartment of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8107-4703

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Abstract

purposeTo evaluate hemodynamic changes associated with aortic stiffness after endovascular aneurysm repair (EVAR) for abdominal aortic aneurysm using 4-dimensional flow MRI (4D Flow MRI), with a focus on blood flow energy loss (EL).

methodsThirty-five patients underwent 4D Flow MRI before and after EVAR. Flow velocity, volume, and reflux ratio were measured at the juxtarenal aorta, aneurysmal orifice, and distal iliac landing zone. EL was assessed at the neck and treatment segments, and its relationship with pulse wave velocity (PWV) was analyzed.

resultsPost-EVAR velocity and volume increased across all segments, whereas reflux ratio decreased at the aneurysmal orifice. EL significantly increased at the neck (6.3 [4.0-9.7] vs 16.7 [5.4-29.9] mW, P < 0.001) and treatment segments (29.0 [21.8-45.2] vs 265.6 [182.7-443.6] mW, P < 0.001). Patients with increased PWV showed a greater EL rise at the neck (6.8 [4.2-11.5] vs 16.9 [7.9-30.4] mW, P = 0.001). When stratified by pre-EVAR brachial-ankle PWV, the high-risk group (≥ 1800 cm/s) had a higher post-/pre-EL ratio (6.7 [4.0-10.6] vs 10.4 [7.0-15.8], P = 0.018).

conclusionEVAR induces specific hemodynamic alterations. The post-operative rise in flow velocity, volume, and EL indicates increased aortic stiffness, suggesting elevated cardiac afterload in patients with advanced arterial stiffness.

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Aortic Aneurysm, AbdominalEndovascular Aneurysm RepairMagnetic Resonance ImagingAgedAged, 80 and overBlood Flow VelocityFemaleHemodynamicsHumansImaging, Three-DimensionalMalePulse Wave AnalysisVascular Stiffness4D flow magnetic resonance imagingabdominal aortic aneurysmendovascular aortic repairenergy losspulse wave velocity

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PMCPMC13287559

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