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Method of localizing the myocardium of the heart and method of determining perfusion parameters thereof

  • US 7,047,061 B2
  • Filed: 12/05/2001
  • Issued: 05/16/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/05/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of determining a position of the myocardium of the heart from a magnetic resonance (MR) image or a series of MR images of the heart of a patient, comprising the steps of:

  • first determining from the image or images a left ventricle contour and a right ventricle contour of the heart;

    second determining a thickness measure of the myocardium based on a detected distance between said contours in a predetermined region in which both contours of the left and right ventricles extend such that outside said region the position of the myocardium is bounded by said left ventricle contour and an outer contour that extends outside said left ventricle contour at a distance that is equal to the thickness measure of the myocardium.

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