Fig. 2

Measurements of LV diameters obtained on cine bSSFP images during diastole (a, b) and systole (c, d) on the 4 chamber view (a, c) and short axis view (b, d). The longitudinal diameter of the LV was measured on the 4 chamber view as the distance between the mitral valve plane and the LV apex (a, c). On the 4 chamber view the transverse diameter was defined as the distance between the septum and the lateral wall at the basal level [18]. On the short axis view the transverse diameter was obtained at the level of the basal papillary muscles (b, d) [15]