2021
Sensitivity of Myocardial Radiomic Features to Imaging Parameters in Cardiac MR Imaging
Jang J, El‐Rewaidy H, Ngo L, Mancio J, Csecs I, Rodriguez J, Pierce P, Goddu B, Neisius U, Manning W, Nezafat R. Sensitivity of Myocardial Radiomic Features to Imaging Parameters in Cardiac MR Imaging. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2021, 54: 787-794. PMID: 33650227, PMCID: PMC9190024, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.27581.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadiomic featuresIn-plane spatial resolutionImaging parametersSpatial resolutionBalanced steady-state free precessionCardiac magnetic resonanceIn-plane resolutionStandardized mean differenceSteady-state free precessionParallel imaging techniquesFlip angleCardiac MRCardiac MR imagesFree precessionMean differenceSlice thicknessMR imagingMagnetic resonanceCalculated valuesMyocardial contoursSequence parametersImaging techniquesWavelet filters
2020
Association Between Left Ventricular Mechanical Deformation and Myocardial Fibrosis in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy
Csecs I, Pashakhanloo F, Paskavitz A, Jang J, Al‐Otaibi T, Neisius U, Manning W, Nezafat R. Association Between Left Ventricular Mechanical Deformation and Myocardial Fibrosis in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy. Journal Of The American Heart Association 2020, 9: e016797. PMID: 33006296, PMCID: PMC7792406, DOI: 10.1161/jaha.120.016797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLate gadolinium enhancementSeptal late gadolinium enhancementLV ejection fractionNonischemic cardiomyopathyExtent of fibrosisCardiovascular magnetic resonanceEjection fractionImpaired global circumferential strainImpaired LV ejection fractionLate gadolinium enhancement groupsDepressed LV ejection fractionClinical cardiovascular magnetic resonanceLeft ventricular (LVLGE-negative groupCircumferential strainGlobal radial strainGlobal longitudinal strainRadial strainGlobal circumferential strainLV deformation parametersGlobal LV functionAdverse cardiovascular outcomesLGE-positiveNonischemic fibrosisFibrosis burden