Power doppler imaging as a basis for automated endocardial border detection during left ventricular contrast enhancement

Echocardiography

Volumn 17, Issue 6 I, 2000, Pages 529-537

  Mor Avi, Victor ^a   Bednarz, James ^a   Weinert, Lynn ^a   Sugeng, Lissa ^a   Lang, Roberto M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Border detection; Dobutamine; Doppler; Echocardiography; Endocardium; Left ventricular function; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; FS 069; PERFLUTREN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EXERCISE TEST; HEART CYCLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033819095     PISSN: 07422822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2000.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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