Does the UNTETHER algorithm provide comparable 3D myocardial strain measurements to user-supervised techniques in less time?
The UNTETHER algorithm significantly reduces the time required to analyze 3D myocardial strain from tagged cardiac MRI while maintaining high correlation with user-supervised methods.
A new algorithm, called the Unsupervised Tag ExTraction and Heart strain(E) Reconstruction (UNTETHER) algorithm, is presented for quantifying three-dimensional (3D) myocardial strain in tagged cardiac MR images. Five human volunteers and five postinfarct patients were imaged. 3D strains measured by UNTETHER and a user-supervised technique were compared. Each study was analyzed in 49 +/- 8 min with UNTETHER, compared to approximately 4 hr with the user-supervised technique. For pooled human data, the correlation coefficient between the two methods for circumferential shortening (E(cc)) was r = 0.91 at the mid-wall (P < 0.0005). UNTETHER is capable of measuring wall motion abnormalities resulting from coronary artery disease, and has the potential to overcome the main limitations (time and user-supervision requirements) to routine clinical use of tagged cardiac MRI.
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