Figure 8.

Correlation of varying infarct sizing techniques with cardiac function. (a–c) Correlation plots comparing three different infarct sizing methodologies showed that the proposed strain-estimation technique best correlated with gold standard histological estimation of infarct size. Correlation of (d) strain-estimated and (e) wall-thinned infarct size with EF. Linear regression lines are shown as solid black lines with 95% confidence intervals shaded in grey. (f) Line graphs summarizing infarct size growth throughout cardiac remodelling. Data are shown as mean ± standard deviation (*p < 0.05). Light blue asterisks, wall-thinned PL versus strain-estimated I/R; dark blue asterisks, strain-estimated PL versus strain-estimated I/R; black asterisks, wall-thinned PL versus strain-estimated PL. (Online version in colour.)