Validation of an accurate method for three-dimensional reconstruction and quantitative assessment of volumes, lengths and diameters of coronary vascular branches and segments from biplane angiographic projections

International Journal of Cardiac Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 339-353

  Wellnhofer, Ernst ^a   Wahle, Andreas ^b   Mugaragu, Ignace ^a   Gross, Joachim ^a   Oswald, Helmut ^a   Fleck, Eckart ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b IA United States   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary arteries; QCA; Three dimensional reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY TONE; ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DILATATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART CYCLE; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; PHANTOM; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0032716947     PISSN: 01679899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006322609072     Document Type: Article

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