Abstract #1397

Knowledge-Based Automatic Slice-Alignment Method of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Right Ventricular Evaluation in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Rieko Ishimura¹, Kenichi Yokoyama¹, Toshiya Kariyasu¹, Toshiaki Nitatori¹, Shuhei Nitta², Taichirou Shiodera², Tomoyuki Takeguchi², Shigehide Kuhara³

¹Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyorin University, Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, Japan; ²R&D Center, Toshiba Corporation, Kawasaki-shi, Japan; ³Toshiba Medical Systems, Otawara-shi, Tochigi, Japan

Cardiac MRI allows the detailed morphologic and functional assessment of right ventricle (RV). However, determining the suitable RV planes for RV evaluation requires complex procedures.