Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers several acquisition techniques for precise and
highly reproducible assessment of global and regional ventricular function, flow, and …

Context Vitamin D is associated with decreased cardiovascular-related morbidity and
mortality, possibly by modifying cardiac structure and function, yet firm evidence for either …

Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is an accurate and reproducible technique for
assessment of ventricular function. Although echocardiography is the mainstay for …

A model-based method for three-dimensional image segmentation was developed and its
performance assessed in segmentation of volumetric cardiac magnetic resonance (MR) …

Short-and long-axis cine magnetic resonance (MR) images were obtained with a standard
fast low-angle shot, or FLASH, sequence and a first-generation true fast imaging with steady …

A fully automated approach to segmentation of the left and right cardiac ventricles from
magnetic resonance (MR) images is reported. A novel multistage hybrid appearance model …

Context Previous studies have suggested that bone marrow cell injection may improve
myocardial perfusion and left ventricular (LV) function in patients with chronic myocardial …

Background—Left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy, a marker of cardiac end-organ damage, is
associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Inhibitors of the …

One embodiment discloses a computerized method of facili tating cardiac intervention. The
method may include input ting patient data and creating a computerized interactive model of …

Background—Hypertension is an important clinical problem and is often accompanied by
left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and dysfunction. Whether the myocardial high-energy …