Estimation of regional myocardial mass at risk based on distal arterial lumen volume and length using 3D micro-CT images

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 488-501

  Le, Huy ^a   Wong, Jerry T ^a   Molloi, Sabee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial length; Coronary arteries; Lumen volume; Simulation; Vessel segmentation

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; DISEASES; FORESTRY; HEART; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; RISK PERCEPTION;

ARTERIAL LENGTH; CORONARY ARTERIES; LUMEN VOLUME; SIMULATION; VESSEL SEGMENTATION;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICRO-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 54049113786     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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