Automatic detection of end-diastolic and end-systolic frames in 2D echocardiography.
Massoud ZolgharniMadalina NegoitaNiti M DhutiaMichael MielewczikKarikaran ManoharanS M Afzal SohaibJudith A FinegoldStefania SacchiGraham D ColeDarrel P FrancisPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)
An automated algorithm can identify the end-systolic and end-diastolic frames with performance indistinguishable from that of human experts. This saves staff time, which could therefore be invested in assessing more beats, and reduces uncertainty about the reliability of the choice of frame.