The cardiovascular MR research team has developed an open-source Matlab-based application for all-in-one 4D flow MRI processing, measurements, and visualizations:
https://github.com/schrau24/FlowProcessing
This tool supports 4D flow data from Philips, GE, and Siemens scanners. Code is actively maintained and updated. Inquiries and questions can be sent to:
Eric Schrauben (e.m.schrauben@amsterdamumc.nl)
Related publications
- Schrauben E, Wåhlin A, Ambarki K, Spaak E, Malm J, Wieben O, Eklund A. Fast 4D flow MRI intracranial segmentation and quantification in tortuous arteries. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2015 Nov;42(5):1458-64. doi: 10.1002/jmri.24900. Epub 2015 Apr 2. PMID: 25847621; PMCID: PMC4592372.
- E. Schrauben, et al. “A Pulse Wave Velocity Calculation Tool for 4D flow MRI – Data Requirements and Application in Marfan Patients.” ISMRM 2021
Used in these publications
- Tompkins RM, Fujiwara T, Schrauben EM, Browne LP, van Schuppen J, Clur SA, Friesen RM, Englund EK, Barker AJ, van Ooij P. Third trimester fetal 4D flow MRI with motion correction. Magn Reson Med. 2025 May;93(5):1969-1983. doi: 10.1002/mrm.30411. Epub 2025 Jan 9. PMID: 39789817; PMCID: PMC11893028.
- van den Bosch SE, Boer LMd, Revers A, Schrauben EM, Ooij Pv, Nederveen AJ, Corpeleijn WE, Kastelein JJP, Wiegman A, Hutten BA. Association Between Lipoprotein(a) and Arterial Stiffness in Young Adults with Familial Hypercholesterolemia. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025; 14(5):1611. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm14051611
- Sibbeliene E. van den Bosch, Barbara A. Hutten, Alma Revers, Eric M. Schrauben, Pim van Ooij, Aart J. Nederveen, Willemijn E. Corpeleijn, Albert Wiegman, Association between statin adherence and arterial stiffness in young adult patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: A cross-sectional study, Atherosclerosis, 2025; 119175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2025.119175.