• Artificial Intelligence for Automatic Measurement of Left Ventricular Strain in Echocardiography 

      Salte, Ivar M.; Østvik, Andreas; Smistad, Erik; Melichova, Daniela; Nguyen, Thuy Mi; Karlsen, Sigve; Brunvand, Harald; Haugaa, Kristina H.; Edvardsen, Thor; Løvstakken, Lasse; Grenne, Bjørnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objectives This study sought to examine if fully automated measurements of global longitudinal strain (GLS) using a novel motion estimation technology based on deep learning and artificial intelligence (AI) are feasible ...
    • Increased deformation of the left ventricle during exercise test measured by global longitudinal strain can rule out significant coronary artery disease in patients with suspected unstable angina pectoris 

      Karlsen, Sigve; Melichova, Daniela; Dahlslett, Thomas; Grenne, Bjørnar; Sjøli, Benthe; Smiseth, Otto A.; Edvardsen, Thor; Brunvand, Harald (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background Noninvasive identification of significant coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with unstable angina pectoris (UAP) is challenging. Exercise stress testing has been used for years in patients with suspected ...
    • Mortality in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome—A Prospective 5-Year Follow-Up Study 

      Nguyen, Thuy Mi; Melichova, Daniela; Aabel, Eivind Westrum; Lie, Øyvind Haugen; Klæboe, Lars Gunnar; Grenne, Bjørnar Leangen; Sjøli, Benthe; Brunvand, Harald; Haugaa, Kristina Ingrid Helena Hermann; Edvardsen, Thor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Our objective was to compare long-term outcomes in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) and ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) between two time periods in Southern Norway. There are limited ...
    • Myocardial Function Imaging in Echocardiography Using Deep Learning 

      Østvik, Andreas; Salte, Ivar Mjåland; Smistad, Erik; Nguyen, Thuy Mi; Melichova, Daniela; Brunvand, Harald; Haugaa, Kristina; Edvardsen, Thor; Grenne, Bjørnar; Løvstakken, Lasse (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Deformation imaging in echocardiography has been shown to have better diagnostic and prognostic value than conventional anatomical measures such as ejection fraction. However, despite clinical availability and demonstrated ...
    • Real-Time Automatic Ejection Fraction and Foreshortening Detection Using Deep Learning 

      Smistad, Erik; Salte, Ivar Mjåland; Østvik, Andreas; Melichova, Daniela; Nguyen, Thuy Mi; Haugaa, Kristina; Brunvand, Harald; Edvardsen, Thor; Leclerc, Sarah; Bernard, Olivier; Grenne, Bjørnar; Løvstakken, Lasse (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Volume and ejection fraction (EF) measurements of the left ventricle (LV) in 2-D echocardiography are associated with a high uncertainty not only due to interobserver variability of the manual measurement, but also due to ...