Healthy Controls

4D Flow images of the brain are a rich and multi-dimensional data set. In order to simplify this data while retaining the most important features, we represent the neurovasculature as a flow distribution network graph (FDNG). Here we show (A) time-averaged pathlines derived from the 4D flow velocity information, (B) identification of vessels (yellow) and schematic representation as a FDNG (blue), and (C) a standardized FDNG containing mean and standard deviations of flow values over a group of healthy controls with the same Circle of Willis structure variant.

Publications:

Wu C. et al. Age‐Related Changes of Normal Cerebral and Cardiac Blood Flow in Children and Adults Aged 7 Months to 61 Years. JAHA 2016;5:e002657. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.115.002657.