3D ultrasound analysis of carotid plaque volume and surface morphology

Ultrasonics

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Fenster, A ^a   Blake, C ^a   Gyacskov, Igor ^a   Landry, A ^a   Spence, J D ^a,b  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Carotid plaques; Plaque volume; Surface morphology

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MORPHOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; ULTRASONICS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

CAROTID PLAQUES; PLAQUE PROGRESSION; PLAQUE VOLUME; SURFACE PLAQUE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE QUALITY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 33845717195     PISSN: 0041624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultras.2006.06.027     Document Type: Article

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