Performance of user independent echocardiographic border detection algorithm: Comparison with human observer variability

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 617-625

  Sheehan, Florence H ^a   Geiser, Edward A ^b   Munt, Brad ^c   Otto, Catherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Edge detection; Left ventricle

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED BORDER DETECTION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; EPICARDIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL MOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 30344447965     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-005-4520-9     Document Type: Article

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