Abstract
Patients suffering from a heart valve deficiency are often treated by replacing the valve with an artificial or biological implant. In case of biological implants, the use of porcine heart valves is common. Quality assessment and inspection methods are mandatory to supply the patients (and also medical research) with only the best such xenograft implants thus reducing the number of follow-up surgeries to replace worn-up valves. We describe an approach for automatic in-vitro evaluation of prosthetic heart valves in an artificial circulation system. We show how to measure the orifice area during a heart cycle to obtain an orifice curve. Different quality parameters are then estimated on such curves.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Medical Imaging 2007: Image Processing |
Editors | Josien P. W. Pluim, Joseph M. Reinhardt |
Number of pages | 11 |
Volume | 6512 |
Place of Publication | San Diego, CA |
Publisher | SPIE |
Publication date | 01.02.2007 |
Edition | PART 2 |
Pages | 6512 - 6512 - 11 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-081946630-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 01.02.2007 |
Event | Medical Imaging 2007: Image Processing - San Diego, United States Duration: 17.02.2007 → 22.02.2007 Conference number: 70570 |