TY - JOUR
T1 - Online quantification of left ventricular function
T2 - Correlation with various imaging modalities
AU - Pérez, Julio E.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The need for more objectively quantifiable evaluation of the left ventricular function, obtainable on line with echocardiography, was fulfilled through modifications of integrated backscatter imaging to permit real-time differentiation of the endocardium and the blood pool area in every image frame. Operator-guided study of individual cardiac chambers permitted instantaneous measurement of chamber areas in either the systole or diastole, with resulting physiologically meaningful recordings that relate to cardiac function. Validation studies by various approaches suggest that the methodology is clinically relevant, and further improvements in design will sharpen its applicability in the future.
AB - The need for more objectively quantifiable evaluation of the left ventricular function, obtainable on line with echocardiography, was fulfilled through modifications of integrated backscatter imaging to permit real-time differentiation of the endocardium and the blood pool area in every image frame. Operator-guided study of individual cardiac chambers permitted instantaneous measurement of chamber areas in either the systole or diastole, with resulting physiologically meaningful recordings that relate to cardiac function. Validation studies by various approaches suggest that the methodology is clinically relevant, and further improvements in design will sharpen its applicability in the future.
KW - Left ventricular function
KW - Myocardial acoustic properties
KW - Real-time imaging
KW - Tissue integrated backscatter
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0033044321&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1999.tb00785.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1999.tb00785.x
M3 - Review article
C2 - 11175122
AN - SCOPUS:0033044321
SN - 0742-2822
VL - 16
SP - 43
EP - 49
JO - Echocardiography
JF - Echocardiography
IS - 1
ER -