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A model-based method for myocardium flow estimation

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Results of the present study show that accurate estimates of myocardial blood flow may be obtained using a spatially distributed model of residual curves of an intravascular indicator. In order to improve myocardial blood flow reliability in blood flow estimates, also in presence of background noise inT/I curves, a wavelet-based denoising technique was successfully applied to residue curves.

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  1. C.N.R. Institute of Clinical Physiology, Via Savi 8, 56126, Pisa, Italy

    M. F. Santarelli, M. Lombardi, V. Positano, A. L’Abbate & A. Benassi

  2. Department of Information Engineering; EIT, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy

    L. Landini

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Santarelli, M.F., Landini, L., Lombardi, M. et al. A model-based method for myocardium flow estimation. MAGMA 11, 87–88 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02678507

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