MR evaluation of left ventricular volumes and function: Threshold-based 3D segmentation versus short-axis planimetry

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 635-640

  Nassenstein, Kai ^a   De Greiff, Armin ^a   Hunold, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac MRI; Left ventricular volumes; Short axis planimetry; Threshold based segmentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE VOLUME; HEART VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC PRESSURE; HEART VENTRICLE PRESSURE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STROKE; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 70349694113     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: 15360210     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RLI.0b013e3181a9aaaf     Document Type: Article

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