Automated localization and quality control of the aorta in cine CMR can significantly accelerate processing of the UK Biobank population data.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Aortic distensibility can be calculated using semi-automated methods to segment the aortic lumen on cine CMR (Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance) images. However, these methods require visual quality control and manual localization of the region of interest (ROI) of a...

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Main Authors: Luca Biasiolli, Evan Hann, Elena Lukaschuk, Valentina Carapella, Jose M Paiva, Nay Aung, Jennifer J Rayner, Konrad Werys, Kenneth Fung, Henrike Puchta, Mihir M Sanghvi, Niall O Moon, Ross J Thomson, Katharine E Thomas, Matthew D Robson, Vicente Grau, Steffen E Petersen, Stefan Neubauer, Stefan K Piechnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0212272