Medical image diagnostics based on computer-aided flow analysis using magnetic resonance images

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 527-541

  Wong, Kelvin K L ^a,b   Sun, Zhonghua ^c   Tu, Jiyuan ^a   Worthley, Stephen G ^b   Mazumdar, Jagannath ^b   Abbott, Derek ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac flow analysis; Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; Computer algorithm; Fluid motion estimation; Intensity images; Nuclear signals

Indexed keywords

CARDIAC MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FLOW ANALYSIS; FLUID MOTION ESTIMATION; INTENSITY IMAGES; NUCLEAR SIGNALS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DEFECTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MOTION ESTIMATION;

HEART;

ALGORITHM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MOTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VALIDITY;

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CORONARY CIRCULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART SEPTAL DEFECTS, ATRIAL; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RHEOLOGY;

EID: 84865567210     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: 18790771     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2012.04.003     Document Type: Review

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