Title :
Advances in the quantification, analysis and display of thallium myocardial images
Author :
Dobrzeniecki, A.B. ; Karl, W.C. ; Lipson, P. ; Pearlman, J.D.
Author_Institution :
MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
A system has been developed for aiding the analysis of Thallium-201 myocardial images. The system automatically localizes the outer boundary of the myocardium using novel ellipse fitting algorithms, allows convolution and morphological filtering of the 201Th images, and provides an extensible platform for the investigation of automated protocols for quantitative analysis. The system has the capability to perform analyses on the localized regions and generate a three-dimensional display from the cardiac projections
Keywords :
cardiology; muscle; picture processing; radioisotope scanning and imaging; 3D display generation; 201Tl myocardial images; automated protocols; automatic localization; cardiac projections; convolution; ellipse fitting algorithms; medical diagnostic imaging; morphological filtering; myocardium outer boundary; nuclear medicine; quantitative analysis; Algorithm design and analysis; Cardiology; Convolution; Heart; Image analysis; Image processing; Myocardium; Optical wavelength conversion; Stress; Three dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Computers in Cardiology 1991, Proceedings.
Conference_Location :
Venice
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2485-X
DOI :
10.1109/CIC.1991.169153
