Impact of curve distortion errors on intravascular ultrasound measurements and three-dimensional reconstructions

S P Schwarzacher; Y Honda; J A Metz; C A Asvar; P J Fitzgerald; P G Yock

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89287-9

Impact of curve distortion errors on intravascular ultrasound measurements and three-dimensional reconstructions

Am J Cardiol. 1997 Feb 1;79(3):384-7. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89287-9.

Authors

S P Schwarzacher¹, Y Honda, J A Metz, C A Asvar, P J Fitzgerald, P G Yock

Affiliation

¹ Center for Research in Cardiovascular Interventions, Stanford University School of Medicine, California 94305, USA.

PMID: 9036768
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(97)89287-9

Abstract

Intravascular ultrasound distortion errors and longitudinal reconstructions are primarily determined by the angle of curvature. The error in commonly encountered angles is relatively small.

MeSH terms

Blood Vessels / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Models, Cardiovascular
Ultrasonography, Interventional* / standards