TY - JOUR
T1 - A Computer-aided Approach for the Quantitation of Regional Left Ventricular Function Using Two-dimensional Echocardiography
AU - Sklenar, Jiri
AU - Jayaweera, Ananda R.
AU - Kaul, Sanjiv
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Quantitation of regional left ventricular function is becoming increasingly important in this era of interventional cardiology. In this article we describe a computer-assisted approach for the assessment of regional left ventricular function that integrates three features. First, it measures left ventricular wall thickening and endocardial motion and curvature during an entire systolic contraction sequence. Second, it allows us to easily define endocardial and epicardial borders without actually having to manually trace the entire border. Third, it displays complex data in a simple format for easy assimilation. We believe that this approach is practical and comprehensive and can be used to quantitate regional left ventricular function with two-dimensional echocardiography.
AB - Quantitation of regional left ventricular function is becoming increasingly important in this era of interventional cardiology. In this article we describe a computer-assisted approach for the assessment of regional left ventricular function that integrates three features. First, it measures left ventricular wall thickening and endocardial motion and curvature during an entire systolic contraction sequence. Second, it allows us to easily define endocardial and epicardial borders without actually having to manually trace the entire border. Third, it displays complex data in a simple format for easy assimilation. We believe that this approach is practical and comprehensive and can be used to quantitate regional left ventricular function with two-dimensional echocardiography.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0894-7317(14)80100-4
DO - 10.1016/S0894-7317(14)80100-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 1739468
AN - SCOPUS:0026481459
SN - 0894-7317
VL - 5
SP - 33
EP - 40
JO - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
JF - Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
IS - 1
ER -