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Dynamic circular buffering: a technique for equilibrium gated blood pool imaging.

J J Vaquero·H Rahms·M V Green·F Del Pozo
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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.

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Gated Blood-Pool ImagingHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMicrocomputersSoftware DesignSoftware ValidationTime FactorsJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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J J Vaquero, H Rahms, M V Green, F Del Pozo. 1996. Dynamic circular buffering: a technique for equilibrium gated blood pool imaging.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0010-4825(95)00048-8

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