Characterization of a completely user - Independent algorithm for the segmentation of carotid artery ultrasound images

Conference Record - IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 700-705

  Delsanto, Silvia ^a   Molinari, Filippo ^a   Giustetto, Pierangpla ^b   Libori, William ^b   Badalamenti, Sergio ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b SCN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Medical image segmentation; Segmentation error; Ultrasound images

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH RISKS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES;

CAROTID ARTERY WALL; MEDICAL IMAGE SEGMENTATION; SEGMENTATION ERROR;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

EID: 34547865460     PISSN: 10915281     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IMTC.2006.235821     Document Type: Conference Paper

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