Title :
The Measurement of Ventricular Wall Thickening Using Scattered and Fluorescence Radiation
Author :
McInerney, Joseph J. ; Herr, Michael D. ; Copenhaver, Gary L. ; Vanada, Douglas S.
Author_Institution :
Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Division of Cardiology, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University
fDate :
3/1/1987 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A new technique for the simultaneous measurement of left ventricular epicardial and endocardial wall dynamics is presented. X-rays scattered from the surface of the heart are used to monitor motion at the epicardial surface and iodine fluorescence induced in the blood pool is used to monitor motion of the endocardium. Continuous wall thickness measurements throughout the cardiac cycle are obtained.
Keywords :
Biomedical measurements; Fluorescence; Heart; Medical signal detection; Motion measurement; Thickness measurement; Ultrasonic imaging; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray scattering; Animals; Cardiomegaly; Diatrizoate; Diatrizoate Meglumine; Dogs; Drug Combinations; Heart Ventricles; Scattering, Radiation; Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1987.325951
