Patent ID: 8463008

Claim:
A system ( 200 ) for delineating endocardial and epicardial contours of the heart in an image computed from long-axis image data, using a template defining curves for delineating the endocardial and epicardial contours in the image, the system ( 200 ) comprising: a template positioning unit ( 205 ) for positioning the template on the basis of short-axis image data; a scar map initialization unit ( 210 ) for initializing a scar map for use in adapting the template to the image, based on a prior segmentation of the endocardial and epicardial surfaces on the basis of the short-axis image data; and an adaptation unit ( 220 ) for adapting the template to the image, using a criterion function, the criterion function comprising terms describing attraction of the template to image features and terms describing internal interactions within the template, and wherein at least one term of the criterion function is defined on the basis of the scar map.