An automatic data assimilation framework for patient-specific myocardial mechanical parameter estimation

Jiahe Xi, Pablo Lamata, Wenzhe Shi, Steven Niederer, Sander Land, Daniel Rueckert, Simon G. Duckett, Anoop K. Shetty, C. Aldo Rinaldi, Reza Razavi, Nic Smith

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Abstract

We present an automatic workflow to extract myocardial constitutive parameters from clinical data. Our framework assimilates cine and 3D tagged Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) together with left ventricular (LV) cavity pressure recordings to characterize the mechanics of the LV. Dynamic C 1-continuous meshes are automatically fitted using both the cine MRI and 4D displacement fields extracted from the tagged MRI. The passive filling of the LV is simulated, with patient-specific geometry, kinematic boundary and loading conditions. The mechanical parameters are identified by matching the simulated diastolic deformation to observed end-diastolic displacements. We applied our framework to two heart failure patient cases and one normal case. The results indicate that while an end-diastolic measurement does not constrain the mechanical parameters uniquely, it does provide a potentially robust indicator of myocardial stiffness.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFunctional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart - 6th International Conference, FIMH 2011, Proceedings
Pages392-400
Number of pages9
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
Event6th International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, FIMH 2011 - New York City, NY, United States
Duration: 25 May 201127 May 2011

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume6666 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference6th International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, FIMH 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York City, NY
Period25/05/1127/05/11

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