Semiautomatic, Quantitative Measurement of Aortic Valve Area Using CTA: Validation and Comparison with Transthoracic Echocardiography

V. Tuncay, N. Prakken, P. M. A. van Ooijen*, R. P. J. Budde, T. Leiner, M. Oudkerk

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Abstract

Objective. The aim of this work was to develop a fast and robust (semi) automatic segmentation technique of the aortic valve area (AVA) MDCT datasets. Methods. The algorithm starts with detection and cropping of Sinus of Valsalva on MPR image. The cropped image is then binarized and seed points are manually selected to create an initial contour. The contour moves automatically towards the edge of aortic AVA to obtain a segmentation of the AVA. AVA was segmented semiautomatically and manually by two observers in multiphase cardiac CT scans of 25 patients. Validation of the algorithm was obtained by comparing to Transthoracic Echocardiography (TTE). Intra-and interobserver variability were calculated by relative differences. Differences between TTE and MDCT manual and semiautomatic measurements were assessed by Bland-Altman analysis. Time required for manual and semiautomatic segmentations was recorded. Results. Mean differences from TTE were -0.19 (95% CI: -0.74 to 0.34) cm(2) for manual and -0.10 (95% CI: -0.45 to 0.25) cm(2) for semiautomatic measurements. Intra-and interobserver variability were 8.4 +/- 7.1% and 27.6 +/- 16.0% for manual, and 5.8 +/- 4.5% and 16.8 +/- 12.7% for semiautomatic measurements, respectively. Conclusion. Newly developed semiautomatic segmentation provides an accurate, more reproducible, and faster AVA segmentation result.

Original languageEnglish
Article number648283
Number of pages9
JournalBioMed Research International [E]
Volume2015
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • SPIRAL COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY
  • HIGH-RISK PATIENTS
  • CARDIAC-CATHETERIZATION
  • CONTINUITY EQUATION
  • STENOSIS
  • IMPLANTATION
  • CALCIFICATION
  • QUANTIFICATION
  • REPLACEMENT
  • PROSTHESIS

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