Title :
Simultaneous left atrium volume tracking from echocardiographic movies
Author :
Yaacobi, M. ; Liel-Cohen, N. ; Guterman, H.
Author_Institution :
Dep. of Biomed. Eng., Soroka Univ. Med. Center, Israel
Abstract :
Left ventricular (LV) function evaluation is an integral part of every echocardiographic examination of the heart. Left atrial (LA) evaluation provides valuable clinical information that can contribute greatly to LV function evaluation. An automatic method for simultaneous tracking of LV and LA volumes through cardiac cycle is presented. The proposed method provides an extended framework for LV function analysis.
Keywords :
biomechanics; cardiovascular system; diseases; echocardiography; image motion analysis; medical image processing; LA volume tracking; LV volume tracking; automatic tracking method; cardiac cycle; cardiac disease; cardiac muscle contraction; cardiac muscle relaxation; clinical information; echocardiographic movies; heart examination; left atrial evaluation; left ventricular functional evaluation; wall motion tracking; Active contours; Atrial fibrillation; Biomedical measurements; Blood; Cardiac disease; Clinical diagnosis; Heart; Image motion analysis; Motion pictures; Ultrasonic imaging; Left atrium; Left ventricle; tracking; ultrasound;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical and Electronics Engineers in Israel, 2008. IEEEI 2008. IEEE 25th Convention of
Conference_Location :
Eilat
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2481-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2482-5
DOI :
10.1109/EEEI.2008.4736558
