Accuracy and efficiency of left ventricular ejection fraction analysis, using multidetector row computed tomography: Effect of image reconstruction window within cardiac phase, slice thickness, and interval of short-axis sections

Circulation Journal

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 289-296

  Suzuki, Shigeru ^a   Furui, Shigeru ^a   Kaminaga, Tatsuro ^a   Yamauchi, Teiyu ^a   Suzuki, Daisuke ^b   Kuwahara, Sadatoshi ^b   Konno, Kumiko ^a   Yokoyama, Naoyuki ^a   Isshiki, Takaaki ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Left ventricular ejection fraction; Multidetector row computed tomography (MDCT); Scan parameter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTOLE; THICKNESS;

ADULT; AGED; DIASTOLE; EVALUATION STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; STROKE VOLUME; SYSTOLE; TOMOGRAPHY SCANNERS, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 33644596069     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.70.289     Document Type: Article

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