A 3-D model-based registration approach for the PET, MR and MCG cardiac data fusion.

Mäkelä, Timo; Pham, Quoc Cuong; Clarysse, Patrick; Nenonen, Jukka; Lötjönen, Jyrki; Sipilä, Outi; Hänninen, Helena; Lauerma, Kirsi et al. · Med Image Anal · 2003

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In this paper, a new approach is presented for the assessment of a 3-D anatomical and functional model of the heart including structural information from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional information from positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetocardiography (MCG). The method uses model-based co-registration of MR and PET images and marker-based registration for MRI and MCG. Model-based segmentation of MR anatomical images results in an individualized 3-D biventricular model of the heart including functional parameters from PET and MCG in an easily interpretable 3-D form.

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