Title :
A software framework for global and regional quantitative assessment of myocardial necrosis by cardiac magnetic resonance
Author :
Positano, Vincenzo ; Marinelli, Martina ; Caiani, Enrico ; Santarelli, Maria Filomena ; Pingitore, Alessandro ; Redaelli, Alberto ; Lombardi, Massimo ; Landini, Luigi ; Parodi, Oberdan
Author_Institution :
Fondazione "G. Monasterio" CNR-Regione Toscana, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
Management of heart failure is challenging for all healthcare systems, due to the need of several expensive imaging examinations and image analysis procedures to address different clinical questions. In particular, a correct identification of transmural extent of irreversible myocardial damage is cost effective, identifying subjects who will most benefit of coronary revascularization. This study show how a dedicated software tool, to be integrated within a clinical decision support system, may help to preserve the information content of medical images in the assessment of myocardial viability in management of the left ventricular dysfunction.
Keywords :
cardiology; health care; medical image processing; cardiac magnetic resonance; clinical decision support system; coronary revascularization; global quantitative assessment; healthcare system; heart failure; image analysis procedure; imaging examination; left ventricular dysfunction; medical image; myocardial damage; myocardial necrosis; regional quantitative assessment; software framework; software tool; Biomedical imaging; Heart; Image segmentation; Medical services; Myocardium; Software;
Conference_Titel :
eChallenges, 2010
Conference_Location :
Warsaw
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8390-7
