Automatic slice alignment method for cardiac magnetic resonance imaging

Objectives Automatic slice alignment is important for easier operation and shorter examination times in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. We propose a new automatic slice alignment method for six cardiac planes (short-axis, vertical long-axis, horizontal long-axis, 4-chamber, 2-...

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Published in:Magma (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2013-10, Vol.26 (5), p.451-461
Main Authors: Nitta, Shuhei, Takeguchi, Tomoyuki, Matsumoto, Nobuyuki, Kuhara, Shigehide, Yokoyama, Kenichi, Ishimura, Rieko, Nitatori, Toshiaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alignment
Anisotropy
Apexes
Automatic Data Processing
Automation
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Computer Appl. in Life Sciences
Electrocardiography - methods
Errors
Female
Health Informatics
Heart - physiology
Heart Ventricles - pathology
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods
Imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine - methods
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Myocardium - pathology
Patients
Planes
Precession
Radiology
Reproducibility of Results
Research Article
Solid State Physics
Valves
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Summary:Objectives Automatic slice alignment is important for easier operation and shorter examination times in cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations. We propose a new automatic slice alignment method for six cardiac planes (short-axis, vertical long-axis, horizontal long-axis, 4-chamber, 2-chamber, and 3-chamber views). Materials and methods ECG-gated 2D steady-state free precession axial multislice images were acquired using a 1.5-T MRI scanner during a single breath-hold. The scanning time was set to
ISSN:0968-5243
1352-8661
DOI:10.1007/s10334-012-0361-4