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Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance

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Correction of misaligned slices in multi-slice cardiovascular magnetic resonance using slice-to-volume registration

Authors: Adam G Chandler, Richard J Pinder, Thomas Netsch, Julia A Schnabel, David J Hawkes, Derek LG Hill, Reza Razavi

Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance | Issue 1/2008

Abstract

A popular technique to reduce respiratory motion for cardiovascular magnetic resonance is to perform a multi-slice acquisition in which a patient holds their breath multiple times during the scan. The feasibility of rigid slice-to-volume registration to correct for misalignments of slice stacks in such images due to differing breath-hold positions is explored. Experimental results indicate that slice-to-volume registration can compensate for the typical misalignments expected. Correction of slice misalignment results in anatomically more correct images, as well as improved left ventricular volume measurements. The interstudy reproducibility has also been improved reducing the number of samples needed for cardiac MR studies.

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Title: Correction of misaligned slices in multi-slice cardiovascular magnetic resonance using slice-to-volume registration
Authors: Adam G Chandler
Richard J Pinder
Thomas Netsch
Julia A Schnabel
David J Hawkes
Derek LG Hill
Reza Razavi
Publication date: 01-12-2008
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance / Issue 1/2008
Electronic ISSN: 1532-429X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-10-13

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