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A Semi-Automated Algorithm for Segmentation of the Left Atrial Appendage Landing Zone: Application in Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Procedures | ||
Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering | ||
مقاله 12، دوره 10، شماره 2، تیر 2020، صفحه 205-214 اصل مقاله (965.32 K) | ||
نوع مقاله: Original Research | ||
شناسه دیجیتال (DOI): 10.31661/jbpe.v0i0.1912-1019 | ||
نویسندگان | ||
A Pakizeh Moghadam1؛ M Eskandari2؛ M J Monaghan3؛ J Haddadnia* 4 | ||
1PhD candidate, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran | ||
2MD, Department of Cardiology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK | ||
3PhD, Department of Cardiology, King’s College Hospital, London, UK | ||
4PhD, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran | ||
چکیده | ||
Background: Mechanical occlusion of the Left atrial appendage (LAA) using a purpose-built device has emerged as an effective prophylactic treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation at risk of stroke and a contraindication for anticoagulation. A crucial step in procedural planning is the choice of the device size. This is currently based on the manual analysis of the “Device Landing Zone” from echocardiographic images. Objective: We aimed to develop an algorithm for automated segmentation of the LAA landing zone from 3D echocardiographic images of the LAA. Material and Methods: In this experimental study, 2D axial images were derived from the 3D echo datasets. After image pre-processing, binary images were created using a thresholding method. A binary image matrix was then formed and scanned using 8-adgacency approach resulting in segmentation of the objects with a closed circumference within the image. Erosion/dilation techniques were then applied to remove small objects. A feature-based approach was then used to firstly detect the LAA region and secondly to identify the device landing zone. Results: A total of 22 datasets were used in this study. The algorithm produced up to 9 axial images as the proposed landing zone. The selected axial images were compared to the echocardiographic images. In 18 cases (81.8%), the algorithm successfully segmented the LAA and proposed the landing zone based on the defined features. Conclusion: We have developed a simple and fast algorithm for semi-automated segmentation of the LAA landing zone. Further studies are needed to assess the accuracy of the proposed landing zones by this method. | ||
کلیدواژهها | ||
Atrial Appendage؛ Atrial Fibrillation؛ Imaging, Three-Dimensional | ||
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