Improved reproducibility of right ventricular volumes and function estimation from cardiac magnetic resonance images using level-set models

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 600-605

  Catalano, Oronzo ^a   Corsi, Cristiana ^b   Antonaci, Serena ^a   Moro, Guido ^a   Mussida, Maria ^a   Frascaroli, Mauro ^a   Baldi, Maurizia ^a   Caiani, Enrico ^c   Lamberti, Claudio ^b   Cobelli, Franco ^a  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Computer analysis; Global ventricular function; Magnetic resonance imaging; Right ventricle; Vetricular volume

Indexed keywords

COBALT ALLOYS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; RESONANCE;

CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES; COEFFICIENT OF VARIABILITY; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; INTRA-OBSERVER VARIABILITY; RIGHT VENTRICLE; VENTRICULAR FUNCTIONS; VETRICULAR VOLUME;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART VOLUME; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYSTOLE; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 33847767161     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21157     Document Type: Article

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