Title :
The Use of Two-Dimensional Echocardiograms in the Detection of Myocardial Infarction in Canines
Author :
Mastrototaro, John J. ; Willcox, Thomas O., Jr. ; Pilkington, Theo C.
Author_Institution :
Departnment of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University
Abstract :
The purpose of this study was to assess the ability of two-dimensional echocardiograms of complete heart cycles in closed-chest dogs to discriminate between normal and infarcted myocardium.
Keywords :
Biomedical imaging; Biomedical measurements; Brightness; Dogs; Heart; Histograms; In vitro; Medical diagnostic imaging; Myocardium; Ultrasonic imaging; Animals; Biomedical Engineering; Dogs; Echocardiography; Female; Male; Myocardial Infarction;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1985.325602
