Measuring Regional Changes in the Diastolic Deformation of the Left Ventricle of SHR Rats Using microPET Technology and Hyperelastic Warping

Autor: Arek Sitek, Grant T. Gullberg, Y. Yang, Scott E. Taylor, Alexander I. Veress, Bryan W. Reutter, Ronald H. Huesman, Bing Feng, Jeffrey A. Weiss
Rok vydání: 2008
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Zdroj: Annals of Biomedical Engineering. 36:1104-1117
ISSN: 1573-9686
0090-6964
DOI: 10.1007/s10439-008-9497-9
Popis: The objective of this research was to assess applicability of a technique known as hyperelastic warping for the measurement of local strains in the left ventricle (LV) directly from microPET image data sets. The technique uses differences in image intensities between template (reference) and target (loaded) image data sets to generate a body force that deforms a finite element (FE) representation of the template so that it registers with the target images. For validation, the template image was defined as the end-systolic microPET image data set from a Wistar Kyoto (WKY) rat. The target image was created by mapping the template image using the deformation results obtained from a FE model of diastolic filling. Regression analysis revealed highly significant correlations between the simulated forward FE solution and image derived warping predictions for fiber stretch (R 2 = 0.96), circumferential strain (R 2 = 0.96), radial strain (R 2 = 0.93), and longitudinal strain (R 2 = 0.76) (p
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