Abstract
Practical implementation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) for the noninvasive screening of atherosclerosis is limited by inter-and intra-observer variability and labor intensity of morphometric analysis by manual planimetry (MANU). We assessed the hypothesis that a semi-automated quantification program (AUTO) for CMR would be faster and more accurate than MANU without loss of reliability. In the analysis of carotid atherosclerosis in asymptomatic hypercholesterolemic patients (n = 17), AUTO was superior to MANU in speed and histopathologic correlation without significant differences in inter-and intra-observer variability. Implementation of AUTO may facilitate CMR for the screening of the burden of atherosclerotic disease.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 615-620 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 1 2007 |
Keywords
- Atherosclerosis
- Automated Analysis
- Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
- Carotid
- Image Processing
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
- Family Practice
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Choi, B. G., Novoselsky, C. A., Vilahur, G., Viles-Gonzalez, J. F., Zafar, M. U., Ibanez, B., Fuster, V., & Badimon, J. J. (2007). Validation study of a semi-automated program for quantification of atherosclerotic burden. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance, 9(3), 615-620. https://doi.org/10.1080/10976640601015292