Global models with parametric offsets as applied to cardiac motion recovery

We introduce a new solid shape model formulation that includes built-in offsets from a base global component (e.g. an ellipsoid) which are functions of the global component's parameters. The offsets provide two features. First, they help to form an expected model shape which facilitates appropriate model data correspondences. Second, they scale with the base global model to maintain the expected shape even in the presence of large global deformations. We apply this model formulation to the recovery of 3-D cardiac motion from a volunteer dataset of tagged-MR images. The model instance is a variation of the hybrid volumetric ventriculoid (HVV), a deformable thick-walled ellipsoid model resembling the left ventricle (LV) of the heart. A unique aspect of of implementation is the employment of constant volume constraints when recovering the cardiac motion. In addition, we present a novel geodesic-like prismoidal tessellation of the model which provides for more stable fits.

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