Figure 2. MR fluid motion flow fields of right atrium.
The motion field of blood can be produced rapidly by using MR fluid motion tracking to give an estimation of the direction and magnitude of flow. The method can give a quick insight into the fluid flow behavior, and the swirling of blood based on cardiac phases at frames nt = [10, 11, 12, 13] can be observed more clearly after atrial septal occlusion. The swirling traced within the chamber region of interest shows the existence of vortices.