Ultrasound imaging for risk assessment in atherosclerosis
DC Steinl, BA Kaufmann - International journal of molecular sciences, 2015 - mdpi.com
Atherosclerosis and its consequences like acute myocardial infarction or stroke are highly
prevalent in western countries, and the incidence of atherosclerosis is rapidly rising in …
prevalent in western countries, and the incidence of atherosclerosis is rapidly rising in …
Intima-media thickness: setting a standard for a completely automated method of ultrasound measurement
The intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery is a widely used clinical
marker of severe cardiovascular diseases. IMT is usually manually measured on …
marker of severe cardiovascular diseases. IMT is usually manually measured on …
Completely automated multiresolution edge snapper—a new technique for an accurate carotid ultrasound IMT measurement: clinical validation and benchmarking on …
The aim of this paper is to describe a novel and completely automated technique for carotid
artery (CA) recognition, far (distal) wall segmentation, and intima-media thickness (IMT) …
artery (CA) recognition, far (distal) wall segmentation, and intima-media thickness (IMT) …
Plaque tissue morphology-based stroke risk stratification using carotid ultrasound: a polling-based PCA learning paradigm
This chapter introduces a polling-based principal component analysis strategy embedded in
the machine-learning framework to select and retain dominant features, resulting in superior …
the machine-learning framework to select and retain dominant features, resulting in superior …
UNet deep learning architecture for segmentation of vascular and non-vascular images: a microscopic look at UNet components buffered with pruning, explainable …
Biomedical image segmentation (BIS) task is challenging due to the variations in organ
types, position, shape, size, scale, orientation, and image contrast. Conventional methods …
types, position, shape, size, scale, orientation, and image contrast. Conventional methods …
Stroke risk stratification and its validation using ultrasonic echolucent carotid wall plaque morphology: a machine learning paradigm
Stroke risk stratification based on grayscale morphology of the ultrasound carotid wall has
recently been shown to have a promise in classification of high risk versus low risk plaque or …
recently been shown to have a promise in classification of high risk versus low risk plaque or …
Carotid artery ultrasound image analysis: A review of the literature
S Latha, D Samiappan… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Stroke is one of the prominent causes of death in the recent days. The existence of
susceptible plaque in the carotid artery can be used in ascertaining the possibilities of …
susceptible plaque in the carotid artery can be used in ascertaining the possibilities of …
A review on atherosclerotic biology, wall stiffness, physics of elasticity, and its ultrasound-based measurement
Functional and structural changes in the common carotid artery are biomarkers for
cardiovascular risk. Current methods for measuring functional changes include pulse wave …
cardiovascular risk. Current methods for measuring functional changes include pulse wave …
Three‐dimensional ultrasound of carotid atherosclerosis: semiautomated segmentation using a level set‐based method
Purpose: Three‐dimensional ultrasound (3D US) of the carotid artery provides
measurements of arterial wall and plaque [vessel wall volume (VWV)] that are …
measurements of arterial wall and plaque [vessel wall volume (VWV)] that are …
Ultrasound IMT measurement on a multi-ethnic and multi-institutional database: our review and experience using four fully automated and one semi-automated …
Automated and high performance carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) measurement is
gaining increasing importance in clinical practice to assess the cardiovascular risk of …
gaining increasing importance in clinical practice to assess the cardiovascular risk of …