Evaluation of cardiovascular function in small animals using a microcomputer-based scintigraphic imaging system

Author

Green, M.V. ; Andrich, M.P. ; Doudet, D. ; Markowitz, A. ; Tedder, T.E. ; Owens, E.S. ; Chaparro, M.I. ; Neumann, R.D.

Author_Institution

Nat. Inst. of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

23-26 Sep 1991

Firstpage

233

Lastpage

236

Abstract

The authors have devised a scintigraphic imaging system for evaluating cardiovascular structure and function in small animals. The system consists of an experimental, high-resolution scintillation camera coupled to a microcomputer modified with a commercial hardware/software package for nuclear medicine image acquisition, analysis, and display. The use of this system to assess regional and global cardiac function, regional myocardial perfusion and regional pulmonary perfusion in the guinea pig is described

Keywords

biological techniques and instruments; biology computing; cardiology; haemodynamics; microcomputer applications; radioisotope scanning and imaging; commercial hardware/software package; global cardiac function; guinea pig; high-resolution scintillation camera; microcomputer-based scintigraphic imaging system; nuclear medicine image acquisition; regional cardiac function; regional myocardial perfusion; regional pulmonary perfusion; small animals; Animal structures; Cameras; Cardiology; Displays; Hardware; High-resolution imaging; Image analysis; Microcomputers; Nuclear medicine; Software packages;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computers in Cardiology 1991, Proceedings.

Conference_Location

Venice

Print_ISBN

0-8186-2485-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CIC.1991.169088

Filename

169088