A Robust Edge Detection Method for Gated Radionuclide Ventriculograms

Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 4-6, 1996, Pages 685-689

  Nelson, A Dennis ^a   Muswick, Gary J ^b   Muzic Jr , Raymond F ^b   Descamps, Xavier ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Gated blood pool scintigraphy; Left ventricular ejection fraction; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; PERTECHNETIC ACID TC 99M;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE; GATED IMAGING; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; METHODOLOGY; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ERYTHROCYTES; GATED BLOOD-POOL IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SODIUM PERTECHNETATE TC 99M; STROKE VOLUME;

EID: 0030119621     PISSN: 01615505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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