Artificial neural networks and spatial temporal contour linking for automated endocardial contour detection on echocardiograms: A novel approach to determine left ventricular contractile function

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 25, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1069-1076

  Binder, Thomas ^a   Süssner, Michael ^a   Moertl, Deddo ^a   Strohmer, Thomas ^a   Baumgartner, Helmut ^a   Maurer, Gerald ^a   Porenta, Gerold ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Echocardiography; Left ventricular ejection fraction; Left ventricular volume

Indexed keywords

BACKPROPAGATION; EDGE DETECTION; FEATURE EXTRACTION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; RADIOISOTOPES;

VENTRICULOGRAPHY;

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOISOTOPE VENTRICULOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CARDIAC VOLUME; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION, LEFT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0344980101     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(99)00059-9     Document Type: Article

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