Preferred Label : Left Ventricular Apex Segment;
NCIt definition : The apical cap division of the left ventricular myocardium as determined using the
AHA 17-Segment Model (Cerqueira et al., 2002).;
Alternative definition : CDISC: The apical cap division of the left ventricular myocardium as determined using
the AHA 17-Segment Model (Cerqueira MD, Weissman NJ, Dilsizian V, Jacobs AK, Kaul
S, Laskey WK, Pennell DJ, Rumberger JA, Ryan T, Verani MS; American Heart Association
Writing Group on Myocardial Segmentation and Registration for Cardiac Imaging. Standardized
myocardial segmentation and nomenclature for tomographic imaging of the heart. A statement
for healthcare professionals from the Cardiac Imaging Committee of the Council on
Clinical Cardiology of the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2002 Jan 29;105(4):539-42.).;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL508882;
Origin ID : C127650;
UMLS CUI : C4288841;
Semantic type(s)
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