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Automated left ventricular delineation in X-ray angiograms: a validation study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19156892     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVES: Recently an automated analysis approach for left ventricular (LV) X-ray angiographic studies was proposed. This particular study aims to assess the clinical potential of this approach. BACKGROUND: Over the past 30 years much research has been carried out to develop a technique with automated contour detection of the LV outline in the end-diastolic (ED) and end-systolic (ES) phases. Very few have made it into clinical practice. Our latest approach is based on innovative model-based image processing techniques. METHODS: Two expert cardiologists analyzed 30 patient studies both by contouring the LV manually and by using the proposed automated methodology. In the latter procedure the experts were allowed to edit the automatically generated contours manually. The manual, automatic, and edited automatic contours were compared, focusing on accuracy, workflow efficiency, and inter- and intra-observer variabilities. RESULTS: No significant differences between the automatically derived and manual LV volumes were observed. The average patient study analysis time was reduced by 26%, from 4.2 to 3.1 min. When editing was required, 19% of the ED and 25% of the ES contour length needed manual correction. Furthermore, a reduction in inter-observer variability of 12.4% was observed. CONCLUSIONS: Using the proposed automated methodology for X-ray LV angiographic study analysis, a considerable reduction in required analysis time and manual effort is achieved. Because the acquired results are of clinically acceptable quality and the inter- and intra-observer variabilities are reduced, this automated approach has the potential to optimize the analysis workflow for LV X-ray angiography in clinical practice.
Authors:
Elco Oost; Pranobe Oemrawsingh; Johan H Reiber; Boudewijn Lelieveldt
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article; Validation Studies    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions     Volume:  73     ISSN:  1522-726X     ISO Abbreviation:  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv     Publication Date:  2009 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-01-28     Completed Date:  2009-03-26     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100884139     Medline TA:  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  231-40     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2009 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Division of Image Processing, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms
Angiocardiography*
Automation
Databases as Topic
Heart Ventricles / physiopathology,  radiography*
Humans
Observer Variation
Predictive Value of Tests
Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted*
Reproducibility of Results
Software
Stroke Volume*
Ventricular Function, Left*
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Feb 1;73(2):241-2   [PMID:  19156893 ]

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