Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
365-02-001 ISMRM Abstract

CMR-derived biventricular models and biomarker assessment to characterize fitness-related cardiac geometries

Primary: Cardiovascular - Myocardium
Secondary: Analysis Methods - Data Processing
365-02-001 · Post-Processing of Cardiovascular MRI · Monday, 11 May, 9:15 AM–10:10 AM · Digital Posters Row F
Keywords: Exercise Shape Model Model fitting Body Composition Analysis Cardiac biomarker
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Valery L Visser 1, Stefano Buoso1, Pia Leuders1, Philipp A Eichenberger2, Tobias Kudelka1, Christina M Spengler2, Maximilian Fuetterer3, Robert M Manka1,4,5, Sebastian Kozerke1
1Institute for Biomedical Engineering, ETH Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
2Exercise Physiology Lab, Institute of Human Movement Sciences and Sport, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
3Institute for Biomedical Engineering, University Zurich and ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
4Department of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
5Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Presenting Author: Valery L Visser

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