Real-time measurement system for evaluation of the carotid intima-media thickness with a robust edge operator

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1353-1361

  Faita, Francesco ^a   Gemignani, Vincenzo ^a   Bianchini, Elisabetta ^a   Giannarelli, Chiara ^b   Ghiadoni, Lorenzo ^b   Demi, Marcello ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Esaote   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; Edge detection; Intima media thickness; Real time ultrasound imaging; Thickness measurement

Indexed keywords

EDGE DETECTION; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

B-MODE ULTRASOUND IMAGES; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; INTRA-OBSERVER VARIABILITY; ROBUSTNESS AGAINST NOISE; ULTRASOUND IMAGING;

ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; B SCAN; CAROTID ARTERY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MALE; OBSERVER BIAS; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 54149096512     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2008.27.9.1353     Document Type: Article

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