| Autor: |
Barbara Greppi, Leonardo Masotti, Richard B. Devereux, Marino Carofolini, Magda Costi, Riccardo Pini, Donald P. Greenberg, Kevin Novins |
| Rok vydání: |
1993 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Acoustical Imaging ISBN: 9781461362869 |
| DOI: |
10.1007/978-1-4615-2958-3_58 |
| Popis: |
Conventional two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography provides high-resolution images of the beating heart that allow accurate qualitative and quantitative estimation of structure and function1. However, 2D echocardiography visualizes only one tomographic plane at a time and then it requires the operator to reconstruct in his mind a composite view of the heart using multiple 2D images acquired from different acoustic windows. In fact, especially in the presence of regional abnormalities as induced by ischemic heart disease, a single tomographic plane often does not allow a correct diagnosis. Furthermore, we have shown that standard 2D echocardiographic imaging planes that are assumed to be orthogonal to each other commonly are not2, undermining the accuracy of both qualitative diagnosis and of quantitative measurements that rely on assumed geometric models. |
| Databáze: |
OpenAIRE |
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