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A Survey of Three-
Dimensional Modeling
Techniques for
Quantitative Functional
Analysis of Cardiac
Images

Alejandro F. Frangi, Wiro J. Niessen, M.A.
Viergever, and Boodewijn P.F. Lelieveldt

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CONTENTS

Abstract .............................................................................................................268
9.1 Introduction ............................................................................................269

9.2 Imaging Techniques for Cardiac

Examination .............................................................................................271
9.2.1

Angiocardiography .....................................................................271

9.2.2 Cardiac Ultrasound ......................................................................284

9.2.3 Isotope Imaging ...........................................................................284

9.2.4 Cardiac Computed Tomography .................................................284

9.2.5 Magnetic Resonance Imaging .....................................................285

9.3 Classical Descriptors of Cardiac Function .............................................287

9.3.1 Global Functional Analysis .........................................................287

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Dr. Frangi ( [e-mail] ) is with the Department of Technology, Pompeu Fabra Uni-

versity, Pg. de Circumval.lacio 8, E08003 Barcelona, Spain. Corresponding author.

Dr. Niessen ( [e-mail] ) is with the Department of Radiology and Medical Infor-

matics, Erasmos Medical Center Rotterdame, Room EE2151, PO Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdame,

The Netherlands. Dr. Viergever ( [e-mail] ) is with the Image Sciences Institute, Utrecht Uni-

versity, Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Room E01.335, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Dr. Lelieveldt ( [e-mail] ) is with the Laboratory for Clinical en Experimental Image Process-

ing, Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The
Netherlands.

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