Fast segmentation of the left atrial appendage in 3D transesophageal echocardiographic images

Left atrial appendage (LAA) has been generally described as “our most lethal attachment”, being considered the major source of thromboembolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Currently, LAA occlusion can be offered as a treatment for these patients, obstructing the LAA through a p...

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Main Author: Morais, Pedro (author)
Other Authors: Queirós, Sandro (author), Meester, Pieter De (author), Budts, Werner (author), Vilaça, João L. (author), Tavares, João MRS. (author), D'hooge, Jan (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
Subjects:
3D image segmentation
Left atrial appendage
curvilinear blind-ended model
B-spline Explicit Active Surface
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11110/1439
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ciencipca.ipca.pt:11110/1439

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http://hdl.handle.net/11110/1439

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