Automated left atrial time-resolved segmentation in MRI long-axis cine images using active contours

Abstract Background Segmentation of the left atrium (LA) is required to evaluate atrial size and function, which are important imaging biomarkers for a wide range of cardiovascular conditions, such as atrial fibrillation, stroke, and diastolic dysfunction. LA segmentations are currently being perfor...

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Main Authors: Ricardo A. Gonzales, Felicia Seemann, Jérôme Lamy, Per M. Arvidsson, Einar Heiberg, Victor Murray, Dana C. Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:BMC Medical Imaging
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12880-021-00630-3