Two-dimensional fourier filtration of acoustic quantification echocardiographic images: Improved reproducibility and accuracy of automated measurements of left ventricular performance

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 310-319

  Chandra, Shalabh ^b   Garcia, Mario J ^b   Morehead, Annitta ^b   Thomas, James D ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEART CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; NON-PROGRAMMATIC; REPRODUCIBILITY;

NON-PROGRAMMATIC;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0031133249     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0894-7317(97)70067-1     Document Type: Article

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