TY - GEN
T1 - Analysis of the helix and transverse angles of the muscle fibers in the myocardium based on Diffusion Tensor Imaging
AU - Muñoz-Moreno, Emma
AU - Cárdenes, Rubén
AU - Frangi, Alejandro F.
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Realistic models of the muscle fibers in the myocardium improve the understanding and simulation of the bio-mechanical behavior of the heart. Since Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) allows to visualize the fiber structures in the tissues, this modality can be used to build fiber models. In this paper, we propose an automatic method for the analysis of the helix and transverse angles between the fibers and the myocardial wall. It computes automatically the theoretical value of these angles (according to a mathematical model described in the literature) at each voxel of the image as well as the real value based on the DTI acquisition. In addition, new parameters of the mathematical model can be estimated based on our approach to personalize the model for specific data-sets.
AB - Realistic models of the muscle fibers in the myocardium improve the understanding and simulation of the bio-mechanical behavior of the heart. Since Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) allows to visualize the fiber structures in the tissues, this modality can be used to build fiber models. In this paper, we propose an automatic method for the analysis of the helix and transverse angles between the fibers and the myocardial wall. It computes automatically the theoretical value of these angles (according to a mathematical model described in the literature) at each voxel of the image as well as the real value based on the DTI acquisition. In addition, new parameters of the mathematical model can be estimated based on our approach to personalize the model for specific data-sets.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=78650828421&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627867
DO - 10.1109/IEMBS.2010.5627867
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 21097326
AN - SCOPUS:78650828421
SN - 9781424441235
T3 - 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
SP - 5720
EP - 5723
BT - 2010 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
T2 - 2010 32nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'10
Y2 - 31 August 2010 through 4 September 2010
ER -