Title :
A workstation-based system for 2-D echocardiography visualization and image processing
Author :
Lamberti, Claudio ; Sgallari, Fiorella
Author_Institution :
Dipartimento de Elettronica, Inf. & Sistemistica, Bologna Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A system and the related software package for interactive echocardiographic image analysis and visualization are illustrated and discussed. The full model for smoothing, edge enhancement, and contour detection is discussed, and a new technique based on the heat anisotropic diffusion model is presented. The results of automatic detection of the left ventricle contours are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
acoustic signal processing; biomedical ultrasonics; cardiology; computerised picture processing; interactive systems; medical diagnostic computing; software packages; workstations; automatic detection; contour detection; echocardiography visualization; edge enhancement; heat anisotropic diffusion model; image processing; interactive echocardiographic image analysis; left ventricle contours; smoothing; software package; two dimensional visualisation; workstation-based system; Data visualization; Echocardiography; Heart; Image analysis; Image edge detection; Image motion analysis; Image processing; Image sequence analysis; Image sequences; Motion analysis; Computer Systems; Echocardiography; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Software;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
