Evaluation of ventricular global function from tagged CMR images
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Background Global measures of heart function, e.g. LV mass (LVM) and ejection fraction (EF), are usually measured from cine CMR images. On the other hand, regional measures of myocardial contractility are obtained from tagged images. The acquisition of both datasets consumes most of the CMR exam duration. In this study, we present a method for estimating measures of global heart function from the tagged images after applying a series of mathematical operations to remove the taglines and enhance the myocardium-blood contrast.
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