Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Detection of cardiac wall motion asynchrony by computer analysis techniques

  • Published:
The Visual Computer Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

Digital image processing is emerging as an increasingly important modality in the evolution of different types of image acquisition and analysis in cardiology. It has become an integral element in the technologies that are being developped and explored. New mathematical concepts in the assessment of cardiac function have been applied to digital images of the heart. Among them, the measurement of temporal changes in regional wall motion of the heart using Fourier analysis led to a significant improvement in the detection of regional alterations of ventricular function. Several imaging modalities can benefit from this approach for the assessment of the temporal sequence of cardiac wall motion.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Adam WE, Tarkowska A, Bitter F, Strauch M, Geffers H (1979) Equilibrium gated radionuclide ventriculography. Cardiovasc Radiol 2: 161–173

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Cramer JA, Ehrhard JC, Collins SM (1981) Second Harmonic analysis in the assessement of ventricular contraction patterns from radionuclide images. IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc Houston, pp 97–101

    Google Scholar 

  • Ratib O, Henze F, Schon H, Schelbert HR (1982) Phase analysis of radionuclide angiograms for detection of coronary artery disease. Am Heart J 104:1–9

    Article  Google Scholar 

  • Ratib O, Righetti A, Brandon G (1982) A new method for the temporal evaluation of ventricular wall motion from digitized ventriculography. Comp Card Seattle: 409–413

    Google Scholar 

  • Widmann T, Tubau J, Ashburn W, Bhargava C, Higgins C, Peterson K (1983) Evaluation of regional wall motion by phase analysis of intravenous contrast fluorangiography. International Symposium on Ventricular Wall Motion (ed) Thieme, Stuttgart, pp 24–33

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Cardiology Center, University Hospital of Geneva, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland

    Osman Ratib & Alberto Righetti

Authors
  1. Osman Ratib
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Alberto Righetti
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ratib, O., Righetti, A. Detection of cardiac wall motion asynchrony by computer analysis techniques. The Visual Computer 1, 169–173 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01910019

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01910019

Key words

Search

Navigation