A state of the art review on intima–media thickness (IMT) measurement and wall segmentation techniques for carotid ultrasound

F Molinari, G Zeng, JS Suri - Computer methods and programs in …, 2010 - Elsevier
Last 10 years have witnessed the growth of many computer applications for the
segmentation of the vessel wall in ultrasound imaging. Epidemiological studies showed that …

A comparison of ultrasound intima-media thickness measurements of the left and right common carotid artery

CP Loizou, A Nicolaides, E Kyriacou… - IEEE journal of …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery (CCA) is an established
indicator of cardiovascular disease (CVD). There have been reports about the difference …

Noninvasive vascular elastography for carotid artery characterization on subjects without previous history of atherosclerosis

RL Maurice, G Soulez, MF Giroux, G Cloutier - Medical physics, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Noninvasive vascular ultrasound elastography (NIVE) was recently introduced
to assess mechanical properties (strain or elasticity) of peripheral vessel walls. The goal of …

Convolutional neural network for segmentation and measurement of intima media thickness

J KB, N Madian - Journal of medical systems, 2018 - Springer
Abstract The measurement of Carotid Intima Media Thickness (IMT) on Common Carotid
Artery (CCA) is a principle marker of risk of cardiovascular disease. This paper presents a …

Ultrasound image texture analysis of the intima and media layers of the common carotid artery and its correlation with age and gender

CP Loizou, M Pantziaris, MS Pattichis… - … Medical Imaging and …, 2009 - Elsevier
The intima–media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery (CCA) is widely used as an
early indicator of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It was proposed but not thoroughly …

Ultrasound common carotid artery segmentation based on active shape model

X Yang, J Jin, M Xu, H Wu, W He… - … methods in medicine, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Carotid atherosclerosis is a major reason of stroke, a leading cause of death and disability.
In this paper, a segmentation method based on Active Shape Model (ASM) is developed …

Intelligent segmentation of intima–media and plaque recognition in carotid artery ultrasound images

Y Lin, J Huang, Y Chen, Q Chen, Z Li, Q Cao - Ultrasound in Medicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Ultrasound imaging has been established as an effective method for measuring the
thickness of the intima–media, the thickening of which, along with carotid plaque, is an …

Multiscale amplitude-modulation frequency-modulation (AM–FM) texture analysis of ultrasound images of the intima and media layers of the carotid artery

CP Loizou, V Murray, MS Pattichis… - IEEE Transactions …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery (CCA) is widely used as an
early indicator of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Clinically, there is strong interest in …

[PDF][PDF] Common carotid artery lumen segmentation in B-mode ultrasound transverse view images

X Yang, M Ding, L Lou, M Yuchi, Q Wu… - International Journal of …, 2011 - mecs-press.org
To evaluate atherosclerosis, common carotid artery (CCA) lumen segmentation requires
outlining the intima contour on transverse view of B-mode ultrasound images. The lumen …

Deep Learning based ROI Segmentation using Convolution Neural Network

R Arunadevi, S Sudha, V Karthi… - … on Applied Artificial …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Atherosclerosis is a chronic degenerative disease that results in cardiovascular diseases
(CVDs) and is detected either by cardiac arrest or stroke. Early diagnosis of CVDs is made …