Construction of Personalized Heart Models from MRI Images
A semi-automatic algorithm is proposed for construction of personalized heart model from Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) images, emphasizing on applications to cardiac electrophysiological simulation. The physiological characterizations of personalized heart models were set in the same way as the Wei-Harumi model. For validation, 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECG) were simulated with a model of normal heart. The results show good agreement with clinical findings. This study suggests a new direction of electrocardiological forward problem and application in whole-heart modeling. 1.