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Color Kinesis
Author(s) -
BEDNARZ JAMES,
VIG PHILIPPE,
MORAVI VICTOR,
WEINERT LYNN,
KOCH RICK,
SPENCER KIRK,
LANG ROBERTO M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.1998.tb00574.x
Subject(s) - computer vision , artificial intelligence , computer science , color image , motion (physics) , image processing , image (mathematics)
Color kinesis is a new echocardiographic technique that aids in the assessment of global and regional left ventricular performance during either systole or diastole. Color kinesis uses automated border detection technology based on backscatter data to display both the magnitude and timing of endocardial motion in real time. The color kinesis display superimposes a color overlay on the two‐dimensional echocardiographic image; the number of color pixels represents the magnitude of endocardial motion, while the different colors represent the timing of endocardial motion according to a predefined color scheme. Because color kinesis is an operator‐dependent technique, the steps involved in performing a technically adequate study will be reviewed as well as the pitfalls and technical limitations. The potential clinical applications of color kinesis will also be discussed.