In vitro assessment of a new algorithm for quantitative echo measurement of heart valve regurgitant jet

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5035, Issue , 2003, Pages 287-297

  Grigioni, Mauro ^a   Tonti, Gianni ^b   Pedrizzetti, Gianni ^c   Daniele, Carla ^a   D'Avenio, Giuseppe ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b SS Annunziata Hospital   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Hemodynamics; Imaging; Mitral regurgitation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE PROSTHESES; HEMODYNAMICS;

DOPPLER MAPPING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0041857912     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.479911     Document Type: Conference Paper

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