Physically-Constrained Diffeomorphic Demons for the Estimation of 3D Myocardium Strain from Cine-MRI
FIMH '09 Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart
Numerical Simulation of the Electromechanical Activity of the Heart
FIMH '09 Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart
Constitutive parameter estimation methodology using tagged-MRI data
FIMH'11 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Functional imaging and modeling of the heart
Constitutive parameter estimation methodology using tagged-MRI data
FIMH'11 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Functional imaging and modeling of the heart
Myocardial contractility and regional work throughout the cardiac cycle using FEM and MRI
STACOM'11 Proceedings of the Second international conference on Statistical Atlases and Computational Models of the Heart: imaging and modelling challenges
Automated personalised human left ventricular FE models to investigate heart failure mechanics
STACOM'12 Proceedings of the third international conference on Statistical Atlases and Computational Models of the Heart: imaging and modelling challenges
Hi-index | 0.00 |
In this paper we apply specific data assimilation methods in order to estimate regional contractility parameters in a biomechanical heart model, using as measurements real Cine MR images obtained in an animal experiment. We assess the effectiveness of this estimation based on independent knowledge of the controlled infarcted condition, and on late enhancement images. Moreover, we show that the estimated contractility values can improve the model behavior in itself, and that they can serve as an indicator of the local heart function, namely, to assist medical diagnosis for the post-infarct detection of hypokinetic or akinetic regions in the myocardial tissue.