A finite-element approach to the direct computation of relative cardiovascular pressure from time-resolved MR velocity data

Graphical abstract Highlights ► Extraction of relative pressure from 4D MRI data sets. ► A novel workflow for determining relative cardiovascular pressure fields. ► Demonstration of the approach across a range of validation examples. ► Four subject specific cases showing agreement with published pressure differences.

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