A geometrical approach for evaluating left ventricular remodeling in myocardial infarct patients

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 500-510

  Su, Yi ^a   Zhong, Liang ^b   Lim, Chi Wan ^a   Ghista, Dhanjoo ^c   Chua, Terrance ^b   Tan, Ru San ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Singapore)

^c FRAMINGHAM STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Computational geometry; Curvedness measure; Left ventricular remodeling; Myocardial infarction; Quadric surface fitting

Indexed keywords

3-D MESH MODELS; CURVEDNESS MEASURE; FITTING METHOD; IN-VITRO; LEFT VENTRICLES; LEFT VENTRICULAR REMODELING; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PARAMETER SELECTION; PATHOLOGIC CONDITIONS; QUADRIC SURFACES; SHAPE DESCRIPTORS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ENDOCARDIUM; GEOMETRY; HEART CYCLE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDSYSTOLIC VOLUME; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE REMODELING; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; HYPOKINESIA; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NOISE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 84867392261     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: 18727565     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2011.03.008     Document Type: Article

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