Fig. 8

Fiber visualization in the human left ventricle (LV) with myocardial infarction. A short-axis view and B long axis view of the non-diffusion-weighted image (left), and eigenvector visualizations color-coded with inclination angle (middle) and absolute value of inclination angle (right). The infarcted wall is identifiable by the wall thinning at the LV anterioapical region as observed in the non-diffusion-weighted images. C Transmural angle profiles measured in two segments from non-infarcted and infarcted regions (a and b in panel A left). The local wall thickness in these two segments is ~10 mm and ~5 mm, respectively