Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 1991, Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2485-X
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.1991.169091
