Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the right ventricle (RV) offers important diagnostic information. However, analysis of RV MRI images is hampered by the crescent shape of the RV. In particular, pixels at the blood-myocardium border may contain signal from both blood and myocardium, hindering accurate analysis of ventricular volumes or mass. Here, we propose an easily implementable correction algorithm for analysis of standard CINE MRI image stacks, without the need for special acquisition. The proposed algorithm offers improved accuracy, in addition to more consistent RV mass estimates from CINE images of the heart in end systole and end diastole.
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