Evaluation of the Severity of Mitral Valvular Regurgitation with Doppler Echo-Cardiography Using Proximal Flow Convergence Method

Pinjari Abdul Khayum*, M. N. Giri Prasad**, P.V. Sridevi***
* Associate Professor & HOD ECE, Madina Engineering College, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh.
**Professor & HOD, Dept of ECE, JNTU College of Engineering, Pulivendula, Kadapa Dist, Andhra Pradesh.
***Associate Professor, Dept. of ECE, AU College of Engg, Andhra University, Visakha Patnam, Andhra Pradesh.
Periodicity:February - April'2009
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.4.3.273

Abstract

Valvular regurgitation has been widely recognized as the central cause of morbidity and mortality. Even though the clinician can detect the presence of regurgitation by mere physical examination; diagnostic methods become inevitable while estimating the severity of valvular regurgitation and in the transformation of cardiac chambers as in reaction to the volume overload condition. Lately, the non-invasive recognition and assessment of the severity and etiology of valvular regurgitation has been facilitated through a promising new technology, the Echocardiography with Doppler. Accurate measurements of regurgitant volume in patients is of utmost importance since it aids in the estimation of the progression of the disease which in turn is vital for determining the optimal time for surgical repair or replacement.Color space conversion and anisotropic diffusion segmentation techniques have been utilized in this paper for the preprocessing stage of the quantification of mitral regurgitation. Flow field measurements were carried out with the aid of proximal flow convergence method. A calculated value of flow rate, regurgitant orifice area, regurgitant fraction and the regurgitant volume for a regurgitant orifice in the cardiovascular system can be obtained from the potential Color Doppler visualization of the flow convergence region. The research proposed provides a significant assessment of the echocardiographic and Doppler techniques employed in the evaluation of mitral valvular regurgitation in the patients. Additionally it also proffers the estimation of mildness, severity and eccentricity of mitral valvular regurgitation on basis of the scientific literature and a consensus of a panel of experts.

Keywords

Echocardiogram, Color Doppler, Mitral Regurgitation, Anisotropic Diffusion, Flow Convergence, Orifice Area, Flow Rate, Regurgitant Volume.

How to Cite this Article?

Khayum, P. A., Giriprasad, M.N., and Sridevi, P. V. (2009). Evaluation Of The Severity Of Mitral Valvular Regurgitation With Doppler Echo-Cardiography Using Proximal Flow Convergence Method. i-manager’s Journal on Future Engineering and Technology, 4(3), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.26634/jfet.4.3.273

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