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Cardiovascular Imaging by Roentgen Television Computer Techniques

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Physics and Engineering of Medical Imaging

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 119))

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As a clinical cardiologist I would like to emphasize that the heart is a muscle pump for providing adequate blood flow to the organs and that the understanding of the specific mechanical function of this pump requires knowledge of its dynamic geometry. In particular the SIZE and the SHAPE of the heart chambers and their CHANGES during the cardiac cycle are the immediate, visible expression of the contraction and relaxation of the muscle pump. Dynamic cardiovascular imaging should therefore provide these fundamental geometric aspects of cardiac performance and - if possible - also a measure of the resulting blood flow. At present radiological techniques are still the method of choice for studying the dynamic morphology of the cardiovascular system. Furthermore, radiographic images display the complex information in a way which is optimally adapted to our visual perception.

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Heintzen, P. (1987). Cardiovascular Imaging by Roentgen Television Computer Techniques. In: Guzzardi, R. (eds) Physics and Engineering of Medical Imaging. NATO ASI Series, vol 119. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3537-2_7

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