Key result
Modified integrated backscatter imaging enables real-time endocardial differentiation to clinically quantify LV function.
Why the study?
There was a need for more objectively quantifiable evaluation of left ventricular function obtainable online with echocardiography.
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Modifications of integrated backscatter imaging permit real-time, objective quantification of left ventricular chamber areas during echocardiography.
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.
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Julio E. Pérez (1999) studied Left ventricular function evaluation. Integrated backscatter imaging modifications vs. Various imaging modalities was evaluated on Quantification of left ventricular function. Modifications of integrated backscatter imaging permitted real-time differentiation of the endocardium and blood pool area for clinically relevant quantification of left ventricular function.
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