Segmentation of the carotid artery in ultrasound images using frequency-designed B-spline active contour

ICASSP, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 713-716

  Izquierdo Zaragoza, J L ^a   Bastida Jumilla, M C ^a   Verdu Monedero R ^a   Morales Sanchez J ^a   Berenguer Vidal, R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

active contours; carotid artery; intima media thickness; Segmentation; ultrasound image

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTOURS; ARTERIAL WALL; B-SPLINE; BLOOD FLOW; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CAROTID ARTERY; INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND IMAGE; ULTRASOUND IMAGES;

DISEASES; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPEECH COMMUNICATION; SPLINES; ULTRASONICS;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 80051646570     PISSN: 15206149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICASSP.2011.5946503     Document Type: Conference Paper

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