FUSION OF SHORT-AXIS AND LONG-AXIS CARDIAC MR-IMAGES

A method for fusion of the short-axis and long-axis cardiac MR images into an isotropic volume image is introduced. A volume image obtained by this method contains the left ventricular (LV) cavity in one piece, facilitating measurement of its shape and volume. The main goal in th is image fusion is to reconstruct the LV cavity in volume form and in high resolution. The accuracy of the method is measured using a synthe tic image, and examples of image fusion using real images are presente d. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.