Assessment of right ventricular regional contraction and comparison with the left ventricle in normal humans: a cine magnetic resonance study with presaturation myocardial tagging.

Abstract

Heterogeneity of contractility was closely correlated with the myocardial fibre architecture, and with wall stress determined by its thickness and curvature. It was proved that right ventricular regional function could be analysed non-invasively using cine magnetic resonance imaging with myocardial tagging.