Star algorithm: Detecting the ultrasonic endocardial boundary automatically

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 943-951

  Yao, Wei ^a   Tian, Jianming ^a   Zhao, Baozhen ^a   Chen, Ningning ^a   Qian, Guozheng ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Automatic detection; Echocardiography; Endocardial boundary; Star algorithm

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

COMPUTATIONAL COSTS; ENDOCARDIAL BOUNDARY DETECTION; STAR ALGORITHM (STAA);

CARDIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLE; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 4143105911     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2004.04.011     Document Type: Article

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