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European Radiology Experimental
Fig. 1 | European Radiology Experimental

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From: An isolated beating pig heart platform for a comprehensive evaluation of intracardiac blood flow with 4D flow MRI: a feasibility study

Fig. 1

Experimental setup of the MRI-compatible beating pig heart platform. a Experimental setup of the MRI-compatible PhysioHeartTM platform (LifeTec, Eindhoven, The Netherlands). The heart was connected to a preload and afterload system. The venous blood (purple) was heated and oxygenated outside the MRI room and pumped back to the experiment afterwards (red). The dotted lines indicate (1) coronary perfusion during the Langendorff mode and (2) the cross clamping of the aorta and the pulmonary vein. Ao Aorta, LA Left atrium, LV Left ventricle, PA Pulmonary artery, PV Pulmonary vein, RV Right ventricle. b The heart during Langendorff perfusion, attached to the aortic cannula and the pulmonary vein cannula. c The resuscitated, beating pig heart installed in the platform between the two coils on the patient bed before scanning. d The heating device and oxygenator outside the MRI room. e Setup during the scan, with two tubes leading to the MRI operator room

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