Measurement of ventricular wall motion, epicardial electrical mapping, and myocardial fiber angles in the same heart

Elliot McVeigh, Owen Faris, Dan Ennis, Patrick Helm, Frank Evans

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Abstract

Methods for the precise measurement of three dimensional myocardial motion non-invasivley with MRI have recently been developed. These methods use a technique called "presaturation tagging" to mark the myocardium, and rapid MRI to track the motion of these markers. A unique capability of this method is the production of strain images representing the local deformation of the myocardium. These images clearly show the sequence of events during the activation of the heart, and can demonstrate abnormalities caused by asynchronous electrical activation or ischemia. Coupled with the near simultaneous mapping of electrical depolarization with an epicardial sock array, we can investigate the relationship between electical activity and mechanical function on a local level. Registered fiber angle maps can be obtained in the same heart with diffusion MRI to assist in the construction of the mechanoelectrical model of the whole heart.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages76-82
Number of pages7
Volume2230
ISBN (Print)3540428615, 9783540428619
StatePublished - 2001
Event1st International Workshop on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, FIMH 2001 - Helsinki, Finland
Duration: Nov 15 2001Nov 16 2001

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume2230
ISSN (Print)03029743
ISSN (Electronic)16113349

Other

Other1st International Workshop on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, FIMH 2001
Country/TerritoryFinland
CityHelsinki
Period11/15/0111/16/01

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science(all)
  • Theoretical Computer Science

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