Four-dimensional functional analysis of left and right ventricles using MR images and active appearance models

Honghai Zhang; Matthew T. Thomas; Nicholas E. Walker M.D.; Alan H. Stolpen; Andreas Wahle; Thomas D. Scholz; Milan Sonka

doi:10.1117/12.709423

29 March 2007 Four-dimensional functional analysis of left and right ventricles using MR images and active appearance models

Honghai Zhang, Matthew T. Thomas, Nicholas E. Walker M.D., Alan H. Stolpen, Andreas Wahle, Thomas D. Scholz, Milan Sonka

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Proceedings Volume 6511, Medical Imaging 2007: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical Images; 65111M (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.709423
Event: Medical Imaging, 2007, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Conventional analysis of cardiac ventricular function from magnetic resonance images is typically relying on short axis image information only. Usually, two cardiac phases of the cardiac cycle are analyzed- the end-diastole and end-systole. Unfortunately, the short axis ventricular coverage is incomplete and inconsistent due to the lack of image information about the ventricular apex and base. In routine clinical images, this information is only available in long axis image planes. Additionally, the standard ventricular function indices such as ejection fraction are only based on a limited temporal information and therefore do not fully describe the four-dimensional (4D, 3D+time) nature of the heart's motion. We report a novel approach in which the long and short axis image data are fused to correct for respiratory motion and form a spatio-temporal 4D data sequence with cubic voxels. To automatically segment left and right cardiac ventricles, a 4D active appearance model was built. Applying the method to cardiac segmentation of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and normal hearts, our method achieved mostly subvoxel signed surface positioning errors of 0.2±1.1 voxels for normal left ventricle, 0.6±1.5 voxels for normal right ventricle, 0.5±2.1 voxels for TOF left ventricle, and 1.3±2.6 voxels for TOF right ventricle. Using the computer segmentation results, the cardiac shape and motion indices and volume-time curves were derived as novel indices describing the ventricular function in 4D.

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Honghai Zhang, Matthew T. Thomas, Nicholas E. Walker M.D., Alan H. Stolpen, Andreas Wahle, Thomas D. Scholz, and Milan Sonka "Four-dimensional functional analysis of left and right ventricles using MR images and active appearance models", Proc. SPIE 6511, Medical Imaging 2007: Physiology, Function, and Structure from Medical Images, 65111M (29 March 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.709423

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