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) |
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Pages (from-to) | 615-620 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 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