Three-dimensional visualization and thickness estimation of aortic valve cusps using high-frequency ultrasound

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-36

  Lacefield, James C ^a,b   Weaver, Jeff ^a   Spence, Jack R ^b   Dunmore Buyze, Joy ^b   Boughner, Derek R ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Cusp; High frequency ultrasound; Morphology; Three dimensional imaging; Tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; FREQUENCY ESTIMATION; HEART; IMAGING SYSTEMS; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ULTRASONICS;

AORTIC VALVES; CORONARY PERFUSION; CUSP; DISTILLED WATER; HEART VALVES; HIGH-FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; THICKNESS ESTIMATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL VISUALIZATION; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION;

THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

CORONARY PERFUSION SOLUTION; HANKS PHYSIOLOGIC SOLUTION; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA VALVE; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; B SCAN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HEART VALVE; HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MORPHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OSMOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WATER ABSORPTION;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 1342332838     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/25/1/003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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