Image analysis of gated cardiac PET to assess left ventricular volumes and contractile function

Computers in Cardiology

Volumn , Issue , 2000, Pages 311-314

  Khorsand, A ^b   Graf, S ^c   Pirich, Ch ^c   Wagner, G ^c   Moertl, D ^c   Frank, H ^c   Kletter, K ^c   Sochor, H ^c   Maurer, G ^c   Schuster, E ^c   Porenta, G ^a  

^a Rudolfinerhaus   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CORRELATION METHODS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRACTILE FUNCTION; DIASTOLIC CARDIAC VOLUME; LEFT VENTRICULAR VOLUME; MYOCARDIAL PERFUSION; SYSTOLIC CARDIAC VOLUME;

CARDIOLOGY;

EID: 0034481123     PISSN: 02766574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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