Automatic synthesis of cine viability MRI images for evaluation of coronary heart disease

Azza S. Hassanein, Ayman M. Khalifa, Walid Al-Atabany, Mohamed T. El-Wakad, Brian Shapiro, El Sayed H. Ibrahim

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Abstract

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death worldwide. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a valuable imaging modality, as it can noninvasively provide information about myocardial function, viability, and morphology. Viability delayed-enhancement (DE) images are acquired at a single timeframe while myocardial functional (tagged) images are acquired as a cine loop of timeframes throughout the cardiac cycle. In this work, we propose a method for estimating DE images at all timeframes in the cardiac cycle without additional scan time to show both viability and functional information in the same image. The method is based on generating a dense motion field of the heart from the acquired tagged images, and then applying the extracted field to the acquired DE image. The developed technique is accurate in generating cine DE images and providing simultaneous information about myocardial viability and wall motion for comprehensive patient evaluation and optimal treatment selection.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages5117-5120
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781424479290
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2 2014
Event2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014 - Chicago, United States
Duration: Aug 26 2014Aug 30 2014

Publication series

Name2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014

Other

Other2014 36th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityChicago
Period8/26/148/30/14

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Health Informatics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • General Medicine

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