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. 2019 Apr 11;20(5):695–708. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2018.0774

Fig. 4. Evaluation of LAA function by CMR imaging.

Fig. 4

VENC CMR imaging can quantify blood flow through LAA ostium. Mechanically, active emptying of LAA can be represented mechanically by active contraction of LAA. It can be measured by peak blood flux (in mL/s) which develop at LV late diastole in sinus rhythm. VENC = velocity-encoded