How to Assemble an Aorta from Six Scans
The body's main artery, the aorta, is not just a tube. With each heartbeat, it stretches and contracts like a rubber hose under water pressure. Seeing this motion in volume is hard: standard MRI gives only flat slices, and full 3D imaging over time requires expensive equipment and long periods lying in the scanner.
A group of researchers found a way out.