A MRI myocardial perfusion analysis tool

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2009:2009:4387-90. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333479.

Abstract

MRI myocardial perfusion analysis is an important element for the ischemic heart disorder assessment. The spatio-temporal analysis of the myocardial raising during the first crossing of a contrast bolus allows to identify the ischemic or hypoperfused areas. Such an analysis requires an accurate tracking of the myocardium on the whole sequence and a robust segmentation to identify pathological and healthy regions inside the myocardium. In this paper, we present a semiautomatic tracking tool and a segmentation algorithm based on statistical tests and a recent concentration theorem. We show experimental results for both the tracking step and the segmentation of hypoperfused areas to confirm the availability of this setting.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Contrast Media
  • Heart / physiology
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Motion
  • Myocardial Perfusion Imaging / methods*

Substances

  • Contrast Media