COMPUTER ASSISTED METHOD FOR DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DEFECTS IN THALLIUM SCANS.

  • Henry Gewirtz
  • , Michael J. Sullivan
  • , Annali K. Fitzgibbons
  • , H. William Strauss
  • , Peter A. Tutschka
  • , Douglas R. Shearer

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Abstract

Two computer algorithms were developed; one which assists the clinician in identifying defects on thallium scans and another which helps in assessing changes in activity in the lesions over time. The lesion detection algorithm was validated on phantom data and was shown to be a reliable detector of lesions whose area, information density, and contrast are in the range of those encountered clinically. When applied to clinical thallium scans, the algorithms enhance the predictive accuracy of human readers and provide quantitative time-activity data, not obtainable by simple inspection of the scan.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)303-306
Number of pages4
JournalComputers in Cardiology
StatePublished - 1979
EventUnknown conference -
Duration: 26 Sep 197928 Sep 1979

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