Sentence examples for leaflet opening from inspiring English sources
Leaflet opening Leaflet opening pattern is assessed using 4D CT (Movie 1).
The authors tested the hypothesis that moderate AI falsely elevates VFT by partially inhibiting mitral leaflet opening in patients with AS.
> For pulsatile valves, leaflet motion was present during the 10%and2020% ECG intervals (leaflet opening motion in 100%and49%9% of the valves respectively) and during the 60% and 70% ECG intervals (closing motion in 86% and 49% of the valves respectively).
b Short-axis imaging showing a calcified and stenosed aortic valve in systole with poor leaflet opening and small aortic valve opening area.
In thoracic aorta MRA (MR TA, Table 2), in addition to the routine MRA protocol, six to eight cine GRE short-axis slices can be acquired through the aortic valve, allowing characterisation of the aortic valve morphology (tricuspid/bicuspid/unicuspid), valve leaflet opening and coaptation.
The bileaflet valves were orientated with the leaflets opening vertically.
The sample volume (4.91mm) was placed between the mitral valve leaflets opening in diastole and the mitral inflow velocity spectrum was recorded.
In PW-mode, the sample volume was placed in the left ventricle just between the mitral valve leaflets opening in diastole to record the mitral inflow velocity spectrum.
Then, the transducer was angled to optimize spatial alignment between the transducer and the tricuspid flow and the sample volume was placed in the right ventricle just between the tricuspid valve leaflets opening in diastole to record the tricuspid inflow velocity spectrum.
b Systolic image demonstrates a normal-size opening with mild myxomatous thickening and redundancy of the leaflets Open image in new window Fig. 16 Bicuspid aortic valve with regurgitation and minimal restriction of motion.
