Figure 6From: Vortex flow during early and late left ventricular filling in normal subjects: quantitative characterization using retrospectively-gated 4D flow cardiovascular magnetic resonance and three-dimensional vortex core analysis Correlation between the shape of the formed vortex ring cores (CI vortex) and the shape of the inflow area at the level of both the mitral annulus (a) and the tip of the opened MV leaflets approximated as 1 cm below the annulus (b). Back to article page