Dynamic circular buffering: a technique for equilibrium gated blood pool imaging.
We have devised a software technique called "dynamic circular buffering" (DCB) with which we create a gated blood pool image sequence of the heart in real time using the best features of LIST and FRAME mode methods of acquisition/processing. The routine is based on the concept of independent "agents" acting on the timing and position data continuously written into the DCB. This approach allows efficient asynchronous operation on PC-type machines and enhanced capability on systems capable of true multiprocessing and multithreading.
Grupo de Bioingenieria y Telemedicina, E.T.S.I. Telecommunicacion, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid, Spain.
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Vaquero
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Rahms
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Green
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Del Pozo
D015637:Gated Blood-Pool Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008838:Microcomputers; D012985:Software Design; D012986:Software Validation; D013997:Time Factors