Does fractal analysis of cardiac MR imaging identify differences in endocardial complexity among different racial/ethnic groups and patients with comorbidities?
Fractal analysis of cardiac MRI demonstrates that myocardial trabeculation complexity varies significantly by race, ethnicity, and the presence of hypertension or hypertrophy.
Fractal analysis of cardiac MR imaging data measures endocardial complexity, which helps to differentiate normal from abnormal trabecular patterns in healthy versus diseased hearts. Trabeculation is influenced by race and/or ethnicity and, more importantly, by cardiac loading conditions and comorbidities. Clinicians who interpret cine MR imaging data should expect slightly less endocardial complexity in Chinese American patients and more in African American patients, Hispanic patients, hypertensive patients, and those with hypertrophy.
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