Chapter 1
Introduction to Heart Mechanics with Magnetic Resonance Imaging.................................................................... 1
El-Sayed H. Ibrahim, PhD
Chapter 2
Heart Morphology, Function, and Diseases........................................................................................................... 49
Brian P. Shapiro, MD and El-Sayed H. Ibrahim, PhD
Chapter 3
MRI Basics............................................................................................................................................................. 81
El-Sayed H. Ibrahim, PhD and Refaat E. Gabr, PhD
Chapter 4
Introduction to Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging............................................................................ 121
Elizabeth R. Jenista, PhD; David C. Wendell, PhD; Igor Klem, MD; El-Sayed H. Ibrahim, PhD;
and Wolfgang G. Rehwald, PhD
Chapter 5
Noninvasive Characterization of Myocardial Fiber Structure Using MRI.......................................................... 179
Christopher L. Welsh, PhD; El-Sayed H. Ibrahim, PhD; Frank B. Sachse, PhD; and Edward W. Hsu, PhD
Chapter 6
Continuum Mechanics and Mechanical Cardiac Models.................................................................................... 247
El-Sayed H. Ibrahim, PhD and Ahmed S. Fahmy, PhD
Chapter 7
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Cine Image Analysis............................................................................................ 285
El-Sayed H. Ibrahim, PhD
Chapter 8
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Feature Tracking....................................................................................... 343
El-Sayed H. Ibrahim, PhD and Rolf Baumann, MSc
Chapter 9
Heart Mechanics: From Implanted Markers
