A new effective and powerful medical image segmentation algorithm based on optimum path snakes

PP Rebouças Filho, AC da Silva Barros… - Applied Soft …, 2019 - Elsevier
Novel segmentation methods based on models of deformable active contours are constantly
proposed and validated in different fields of knowledge, with the aim to make the detection of …

Adaptive polar active contour for segmentation and tracking in ultrasound videos

E Karami, MS Shehata, A Smith - IEEE Transactions on Circuits …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Detection of relative changes in circulating blood volume is important to guide resuscitation
and manage a variety of medical conditions, including sepsis, trauma, dialysis, and …

Classification of thyroid nodules based on analysis of margin characteristic

HA Nugroho, EL Frannita, A Nugroho… - … , Informatics and its …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The radiologists diagnose thyroid cancer by analysing thyroid ultrasound nodule images.
However, it tends to be subjective since it depends on the expertise and experience of the …

Wide-field 3d ultrasound imaging platform with a semi-automatic 3d segmentation algorithm for quantitative analysis of rotator cuff tears

MH Lee, JY Kim, K Lee, CH Choi, JY Hwang - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Rotator cuff tear (RCT) is a common injury that causes pain and disability in adults. The
quantitative diagnosis of the RCT can be crucial in determining a treatment plan or …

Tracking of the internal jugular vein in ultrasound images using optical flow

E Karami, MS Shehata, A Smith - 2017 IEEE 30th Canadian …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Detection of relative changes in circulating blood volume is important to guide resuscitation
and manage variety of medical conditions including sepsis, trauma, dialysis and congestive …

Estimation and tracking of AP-diameter of the inferior vena cava in ultrasound images using a novel active circle algorithm

E Karami, MS Shehata, A Smith - Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Medical research suggests that the anterior-posterior (AP)-diameter of the inferior vena cava
(IVC) and its associated temporal variation as imaged by bedside ultrasound is useful in …

Segmentation and tracking of inferior vena cava in ultrasound images using a novel polar active contour algorithm

E Karami, M Shehata, A Smith - 2017 IEEE Global Conference …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medical research suggests that the area of the IVC and its temporal variation imaged by
bedside ultrasound is useful in guiding resuscitation of the critically-ill. Unfortunately, gaps in …

Performance of lacunarity features for classifying thyroid nodule using thyroid ultrasound images

EL Frannita, HA Nugroho, A Nugroho… - … on Imaging, Signal …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Diagnosis of thyroid cancer can be analysis using nodule characteristic. The diagnosis
analysis of thyroid nodule is depended on how long the radiologist gets their experience. To …

Automated force-coupled ultrasound method for calibration-free carotid artery blood pressure estimation

AT Jaffe, RE Zubajlo, L Daniel, BW Anthony - Ultrasound in Medicine & …, 2022 - Elsevier
We develop, automate and evaluate a calibration-free technique to estimate human carotid
artery blood pressure from force-coupled ultrasound images. After acquiring images and …

Shape-appearance constrained segmentation and separation of vein and artery in pulsatile tinnitus patients based on MR angiography and flow MRI

Y Wang, E Kao, Y Zhang, B Tian, J Gong… - Magnetic Resonance …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study reports on the development and evaluation of a novel segmentation method for
extracting the internal jugular vein and the adjacent carotid artery from magnetic resonance …