Ahmed Amr Harouni1, David A. Bluemke2, Nael F. Osman1,2
1ECE Dept, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA; 2Dept of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
Active shape models can successfully locate and track the myocardium in noisy Strain-Encoded (SENC) images allowing radiologist to calculate strain curves for different myocardium regions immediately after acquiring the images with out any human assistance.