Ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) is one of the most common causes of congestive heart
failure. In patients with ICM, tissue characterization with cardiac magnetic resonance …

Background Left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) measurement in echocardiography
(Echo) using the recommended modified biplane Simpson (MBS) method is operator …

Left ventricular segmentation using cardiovascular MR scan is required for the diagnosis
and further cure of cardiac diseases. Automatic systems for left ventricle segmentation are …

Purpose: Accurate and reproducible assessment of left ventricular mass (LVM) is important
in Fabry disease. However, it is unclear whether papillary muscles should be included in …

Automating cardiac function assessment on cardiac magnetic resonance short-axis cines is
faster and more reproducible than manual contour-tracing; however, accurately tracing …

Western society is characterized by a sedentary lifestyle combined with an unhealthy diet
resulting in growing populations with overweight, high blood pressure and type 2 diabetes …

The current issue of the Journal of Thoracic Imaging is unique in 2 ways. First, a newly
redesigned journal cover is debuting with this January issue to provide a refreshing look and …