Assessment of Left Ventricular Parameters Using 16-MDCT and New Software for Endocardial and Epicardial Border Delineation

• Published in: American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 184; no. 3; pp. 765 - 773
• Main Authors: Schlosser, Thomas, Pagonidis, Konstantin, Herborn, Christoph U, Hunold, Peter, Waltering, Kai-Uwe, Lauenstein, Thomas C, Barkhausen, Jorg
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leesburg, VA Am Roentgen Ray Soc 01.03.2005; American Roentgen Ray Society
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Cardiovascular system; Coronary Angiography - methods; Endocardium - diagnostic imaging; Endocardium - pathology; Female; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pericardium - diagnostic imaging; Pericardium - pathology; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Retrospective Studies; Software; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnosis; Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging; Nuclear medicine; Male; End diastolic volume; Electrodiagnosis; Electrocardiography; Female; Woman; Left ventricle performance; Age; Human; Radiodiagnosis; Estimation; Reference; Coronary arteriography; Method; Algorithm; Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; Standards; Left ventricle; Multidetector scanner; Radiology; Medical imagery; Software; Computerized axial tomography; Automatic analysis; Comparative study; Ejection fraction

The purpose of our study was to quantify left ventricular function and mass derived from retrospectively ECG-gated 16-MDCT coronary angiography data sets using a new analysis software based on automatic contour detection in comparison to corresponding standard of reference measurements acquired with...