Full-automated system for the segmentation of the common carotid artery in ultrasound images
L Christodoulou, CP Loizou, C Spyrou… - … , control and signal …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The full segmentation of the common carotid artery (CCA) in ultrasound images is important
for the evaluation of the intima media thickness (IMT) and for the measurement of the artery …
for the evaluation of the intima media thickness (IMT) and for the measurement of the artery …
Carotid Artery Segmentation in Ultrasound Images and Measurement of Intima‐Media Thickness
Background. The segmentation of the common carotid artery (CCA) wall is imperative for the
determination of the intima‐media thickness (IMT) on B‐mode ultrasound (US) images. The …
determination of the intima‐media thickness (IMT) on B‐mode ultrasound (US) images. The …
Segmentation of the common carotid intima-media complex in ultrasound images using active contours
The segmentation of the intima-media complex (IMC) of the common carotid artery (CCA)
wall is important for the evaluation of the intima media thickness (IMT) on B-mode ultrasound …
wall is important for the evaluation of the intima media thickness (IMT) on B-mode ultrasound …
A novel automatic algorithm for the segmentation of the lumen of the carotid artery in ultrasound B-mode images
AMF Santos, RM Dos Santos, PMAC Castro… - Expert Systems with …, 2013 - Elsevier
A novel algorithm is proposed for the segmentation of the lumen and bifurcation boundaries
of the carotid artery in B-mode ultrasound images. It uses the image contrast characteristics …
of the carotid artery in B-mode ultrasound images. It uses the image contrast characteristics …
Automatic diagnosis of common carotid artery disease using different machine learning techniques
Common carotid artery (CCA) diagnosis is very important for carrying out an assessment of
the severity of vascular disease and being able to suggest treatment solutions, whether with …
the severity of vascular disease and being able to suggest treatment solutions, whether with …
Constrained snake vs. conventional snake for carotid ultrasound automated IMT measurements on multi-center data sets
Accurate intima-media thickness (IMT) measurement of the carotid artery from minimal
plaque ultrasound images is a relevant clinical need, since IMT increase is related to the …
plaque ultrasound images is a relevant clinical need, since IMT increase is related to the …
Segmentation of the common carotid intima-media complex in ultrasound images using 2-D continuous max-flow and stacked sparse auto-encoder
C Qian, E Su, X Yang - Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
The intima-media thickness (IMT) of a common carotid artery in an ultrasound image is
considered an important indicator of the onset of atherosclerosis. However, it is challenging …
considered an important indicator of the onset of atherosclerosis. However, it is challenging …
An Improved Approach for Accurate and Efficient Measurement of Common Carotid Artery Intima‐Media Thickness in Ultrasound Images
The intima‐media thickness (IMT) of common carotid artery (CCA) can serve as an important
indicator for the assessment of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In this paper an improved …
indicator for the assessment of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). In this paper an improved …
Automated measurement method of common carotid artery intima-media thickness in ultrasound image based on Markov random field models
L Xiao, Q Li, Y Bai, L Zhang, J Tang - Journal of Medical and Biological …, 2015 - Springer
Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) is regarded as one of the most
significant indicators for the assessment of cardiovascular diseases. This paper proposes an …
significant indicators for the assessment of cardiovascular diseases. This paper proposes an …
Self-parameterized active contours based on regional edge structure for medical image segmentation
This work introduces a novel framework for unsupervised parameterization of region-based
active contour regularization and data fidelity terms, which is applied for medical image …
active contour regularization and data fidelity terms, which is applied for medical image …