Automated segmentation of myocardial scar in late enhancement MRI using combined intensity and spatial information

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 586-594

  Tao, Qian ^a   Milles, Julien ^a   Zeppenfeld, Katja ^a   Lamb, Hildo J ^a   Bax, Jeroen J ^a   Reiber, Johan H C ^a   Van Der Geest, Rob J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

False acceptance; False rejection; Identification; LGE MR; Myocardium infarction

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; IDENTIFICATION (CONTROL SYSTEMS);

AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION; FALSE ACCEPTANCE; FALSE REJECTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INTEROBSERVER VARIATIONS; LGE MR; MYOCARDIUM INFARCTION; QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENTS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955121948     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.22422     Document Type: Article

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