Interactive user-friendly image analysis of cardiac PET images on a low cost desktop computer

Author

Porenta, G. ; Kuhle, W. ; Czernin, J. ; Ratib, O. ; Brunken, R.C. ; Schelbert, H.R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Nucl. Med. & Biophys., California Univ. Sch. of Med., Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

23-26 Sep 1991

Firstpage

245

Lastpage

248

Abstract

The authors developed and validated user-friendly positron emission tomography (PET) image processing software for the semiquantitative and quantitative analysis of static, dynamic, and gated cardiac PET images. This software is based on the intuitive graphical user interface of a Macintosh II computer and can be used by medical personnel with limited computer expertise. It has been validated and is used routinely for both research purposes and clinical analysis at the PET center of UCLA

Keywords

cardiology; computerised picture processing; medical diagnostic computing; microcomputer applications; radioisotope scanning and imaging; Macintosh II computer; cardiac PET images; interactive user-friendly image analysis; intuitive graphical user interface; low cost desktop computer; medical diagnostic imaging; medical personnel; nuclear medicine; positron emission tomography; quantitative analysis; semiquantitative analysis; Biomedical imaging; Computer displays; Costs; Image analysis; Image color analysis; Image generation; Image processing; Isotopes; Myocardium; Positron emission tomography;

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.1991.169091

Filename

169091