2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of detecting a plurality of LV candidates in the 2D MRI image comprises: detecting the plurality of LV candidates using marginal space learning (MSL).
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said step of detecting a plurality of LV candidates in the 2D MRI image comprises: detecting the plurality of LV candidates using marginal space learning (MSL). 5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of apex candidates and the plurality of base candidates are detected using MSL.