Fig. 8.

Qualitative validation: segmented contours (solid lines), manual contours (dotted lines). Epicardium (a) and endocardium (b) contours from two slices at time 2. Epicardium (c) and endocardium (d) contours from the same two slices at time ES. Note that our algorithm finds one epicardium contour while two manual contours (LV and RV epicardium contours have been drawn). Also our algorithm includes papillary muscle in the myocardium while the manual contour excludes it. Shown in (e) top row is a case in which our algorithm was more accurate than manual contours along the RV. Bottom row: endocardium contours segmenting the papillary muscle