Evaluation of segmentation algorithms for vessel wall detection in echo particle image velocimetry

Proceedings - IEEE Ultrasonics Symposium

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 2476-2479

  Zhang, F ^a   Murta, L O ^b   Chen, J S ^a   Barker, A J ^a   Mazzaro, L ^a   Lanning, C ^c,d   Shandas, R ^a,c,d  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Arteiral wall detection; Echo PIV; Segmentation; Ultrasound particle image; Wall shear stress

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); BUBBLES (IN FLUIDS); EDGE DETECTION; FLOW VISUALIZATION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SHEAR STRESS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; VELOCIMETERS; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; ECHO PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY; ECHO PIV; EVALUATION OF SEGMENTATION; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; PARTICLE IMAGES; SEGMENTATION TECHNIQUES; WALL SHEAR STRESS;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 77952852040     PISSN: 10510117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ULTSYM.2009.5441630     Document Type: Conference Paper

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