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2D Coordinate System of the Heart: In Short Axis View of the Left Ventricle - Couverture souple

Sehgal, Gaurav; Gregson, ADr.Peter

 
9783639049756: 2D Coordinate System of the Heart: In Short Axis View of the Left Ventricle
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3639049756 ISBN 13 : 9783639049756
Editeur : VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 2008

Synopsis

With the increasing rate of myocardial infarction (MI) in men and women, it is important to develop a diagnosis tool to determine the effect of MI on the mechanics of the heart and to minimize the effect of heart muscle damage on overall cardiac performance. After a myocardial infarct, the left ventricle of the heart enlarges to compensate for a weak heart muscle. The enlarged and weakened heart gives rise to the clinical syndrome of heart failure. In order to maximize the mechanical performance of the weakened heart, regional ventricular loading and contraction must be understood. To isolate regional wall mechanics, a floating centroid for the left ventricle must to be calculated. This is easy in the normal heart where the left ventricle approximates a single radius of curvature; however in heart failure there are irregular shape changes that complicate this calculation. This book is mainly focused on the problems related to finding the centroid of the heart in the short axis view of the left ventricle using echocardiographic images. It proposes a solution i.e. a new approach for finding the centroid of the heart.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

With the increasing rate of myocardial infarction (MI) in men and women, it is important to develop a diagnosis tool to determine the effect of MI on the mechanics of the heart and to minimize the effect of heart muscle damage on overall cardiac performance. After a myocardial infarct, the left ventricle of the heart enlarges to compensate for a weak heart muscle. The enlarged and weakened heart gives rise to the clinical syndrome of heart failure. In order to maximize the mechanical performance of the weakened heart, regional ventricular loading and contraction must be understood. To isolate regional wall mechanics, a floating centroid for the left ventricle must to be calculated. This is easy in the normal heart where the left ventricle approximates a single radius of curvature; however in heart failure there are irregular shape changes that complicate this calculation. This book is mainly focused on the problems related to finding the centroid of the heart in the short axis view of the left ventricle using echocardiographic images. It proposes a solution i.e. a new approach for finding the centroid of the heart.

Biographie de l'auteur

Gaurav Sehgal,MEng,BEng:Avionics Engineer at I.M.P. Aerospace, Canada working as a Harness Design Engineer of the FGS for JWST.

Dr. Peter Gregson:Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering, a past holder of an NSERC Chair in Design Engineering, and founder and past Director of the Innovation in Design Lab(iDLab) at Dalhousie University.

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Éditeur
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3639049756
ISBN 13 
9783639049756
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
96
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Personne responsable
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