Settling properties of venous blood demonstrated in the peripheral vasculature using susceptibility‐weighted imaging (SWI)

PURPOSE: To evaluate the settling properties of venous blood in the peripheral vasculature during periods of immobility. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) was performed for nine subjects at two time points: within 10 minutes of entering the magnet and after 40 minutes spent stationary in the magnet. Changes in the phase and in the distribution of phase of the veins were used to draw conclusions about the separation of …