A pipeline for the generation of realistic 3D synthetic echocardiographic sequences: Methodology and open-access database
M Alessandrini, M De Craene… - IEEE transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Quantification of cardiac deformation and strain with 3D ultrasound takes considerable
research efforts. Nevertheless, a widespread use of these techniques in clinical practice is …
research efforts. Nevertheless, a widespread use of these techniques in clinical practice is …
A semi-supervised joint network for simultaneous left ventricular motion tracking and segmentation in 4D echocardiography
This work presents a novel deep learning method to combine segmentation and motion
tracking in 4D echocardiography. The network iteratively trains a motion branch and a …
tracking in 4D echocardiography. The network iteratively trains a motion branch and a …
A new inverse method for estimation of in vivo mechanical properties of the aortic wall
The aortic wall is always loaded in vivo, which makes it challenging to estimate the material
parameters of its nonlinear, anisotropic constitutive equation from in vivo image data …
parameters of its nonlinear, anisotropic constitutive equation from in vivo image data …
Identification of in vivo nonlinear anisotropic mechanical properties of ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm from patient-specific CT scans
Accurate identification of in vivo nonlinear, anisotropic mechanical properties of the aortic
wall of individual patients remains to be one of the critical challenges in the field of …
wall of individual patients remains to be one of the critical challenges in the field of …
Multi-frame attention network for left ventricle segmentation in 3D echocardiography
Echocardiography is one of the main imaging modalities used to assess the cardiovascular
health of patients. Among the many analyses performed on echocardiography …
health of patients. Among the many analyses performed on echocardiography …
Detailed evaluation of five 3D speckle tracking algorithms using synthetic echocardiographic recordings
M Alessandrini, B Heyde, S Queirós… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A plethora of techniques for cardiac deformation imaging with 3D ultrasound, typically
referred to as 3D speckle tracking techniques, are available from academia and industry …
referred to as 3D speckle tracking techniques, are available from academia and industry …
Learning-based regularization for cardiac strain analysis via domain adaptation
Reliable motion estimation and strain analysis using 3D+ time echocardiography (4DE) for
localization and characterization of myocardial injury is valuable for early detection and …
localization and characterization of myocardial injury is valuable for early detection and …
Motion estimation in echocardiography using sparse representation and dictionary learning
This paper introduces a new method for cardiac motion estimation in 2-D ultrasound images.
The motion estimation problem is formulated as an energy minimization, whose data fidelity …
The motion estimation problem is formulated as an energy minimization, whose data fidelity …
Estimation of in vivo mechanical properties of the aortic wall: A multi-resolution direct search approach
The patient-specific biomechanical analysis of the aorta requires in vivo mechanical
properties of individual patients. Existing approaches for estimating in vivo material …
properties of individual patients. Existing approaches for estimating in vivo material …
Estimating aortic thoracic aneurysm rupture risk using tension–strain data in physiological pressure range: an in vitro study
Previous studies have shown that the rupture properties of an ascending thoracic aortic
aneurysm (ATAA) are strongly correlated with the pre-rupture response features. In this …
aneurysm (ATAA) are strongly correlated with the pre-rupture response features. In this …