Objectives In recent years, the use of computer‐based techniques has been advocated to
improve intima‐media thickness (IMT) quantification and its reproducibility. The purpose of …

A systematic review of conventional and deep learning models for the measurement of plaque
burden - Book chapter - IOPscience This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site you …

The carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is a widely used marker associated to the risk of
cardiovascular diseases and to atherosclerosis progression. IMT measurement requires …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of death and disability in the world.
Atherosclerosis is responsible for a large proportion of cardiovascular diseases. The …

In this paper two novel methods are proposed for recognizing B-mode ultrasound (US)
imaging of common carotid artery (CCA) in longitude. In the single frame method, the US is …

Stroke and heart attack, which could be led by a kind of cerebrovascular and cardiovascular
disease named as atherosclerosis, would seriously cause human morbidity and mortality. It …

The carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) is the most used marker for the progression of
atherosclerosis and onset of the cardiovascular diseases. Computer-aided measurements …

User-based estimation of intima-media thickness (IMT) of carotid arteries leads to
subjectivity in its decision support systems, while being used as a cardiovascular risk …

The arterial wall position has impacts on the accuracy of wall shear stress calculation. In this
paper, a novel region growing algorithm based on window frame difference is proposed for …

This Chapter focuses on the development and validation of quantitative techniques for the
assessment of vascular morphological parameters that can be extracted from B-mode …