Myocardial tagging in the polar coordinate system; early clinical experience
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Background Quantitative MR myocardial strain analysis is typically performed using rectilinear or Cartesian grid tagging, and regional contractility is visually assessed by the deformation of the grid1. However, it is difficult to visually isolate circumferential and radial components of displacement and strain from parallel straight lines on short axis images. This study evaluates the potential of a polar coordinate tagging system2 for quantification of circumferential myocardial displacement in a variety of clinical conditions.
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