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. 2012 Jun 20;101(12):963–971. doi: 10.1007/s00392-012-0485-6

Fig. 1.

Fig. 1

Positive septal movement in short-axis cine SSFP images. Cine steady-state-free-precession (SSFP) images in a short-axis orientation. In diastole (a) the interventricular septum (IVS) is thin. In systole (b) the IVS shows a substantial wall thickening and a movement towards the free wall of the right ventricle. This active contraction pattern was defined as positive septal movement