Summary
Many methods for automated quantitation in two-dimensional echocardiography have been published, but few have gained practical importance. This chapter describes the problems and pitfalls of border detection in cardiac ultrasound, gives an overview of methods described in the literature and categorizes the applied techniques into a hierarchy of abstraction levels. Furthermore, a practical system for automated border detection (ECHO-CMS) and its evaluation will be discussed, and the chapter will be concluded with an overview of the general developments anticipated for the near future.
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Bosch, H.G., van Burken, G., Nijland, F., Reiber, J.H.C. (1998). Overview of automated quantitation techniques in 2D echocardiography. In: Reiber, J.H.C., Van Der Wall, E.E. (eds) What’s New in Cardiovascular Imaging?. Developments in Cardiovascular Medicine, vol 204. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5123-8_28
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