TY - JOUR AU - Jaume Garcia AU - Debora Gil AU - Luis Badiella AU - Aura Hernandez-Sabate AU - Francesc Carreras AU - Sandra Pujades AU - Enric Marti PY - 2010// TI - A Normalized Framework for the Design of Feature Spaces Assessing the Left Ventricular Function T2 - TMI JO - IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging SP - 733 EP - 745 VL - 29 IS - 3 N2 - A through description of the left ventricle functionality requires combining complementary regional scores. A main limitation is the lack of multiparametric normality models oriented to the assessment of regional wall motion abnormalities (RWMA). This paper covers two main topics involved in RWMA assessment. We propose a general framework allowing the fusion and comparison across subjects of different regional scores. Our framework is used to explore which combination of regional scores (including 2-D motion and strains) is better suited for RWMA detection. Our statistical analysis indicates that for a proper (within interobserver variability) identification of RWMA, models should consider motion and extreme strains. SN - 0278-0062 L1 - http://refbase.cvc.uab.es/files/GGH2009.pdf UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/TMI.2009.2034653 N1 - IAM ID - Jaume Garcia2010 ER -