Segmentation of the common carotid artery walls based on a frequency implementation of active contours: Segmentation of the common carotid artery walls

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 129-139

  Bastida Jumilla, M Consuelo ^a   Menchón Lara, Rosa M ^a   Morales Sánchez, Juan ^a   Verdú Monedero, Rafael ^a   Larrey Ruiz, Jorge ^a   Sancho Gómez, José Luis ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Automated measurement; Image segmentation; Intima media thickness; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTOURS; ADULT POPULATIONS; AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER-BASED METHODS; FREQUENCY-DOMAIN IMPLEMENTATION; GROUND TRUTH; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; MEDICAL MEASUREMENT; PHILIPS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING; ULTRASOUND IMAGES; ULTRASOUND SCANNERS; ULTRASOUND SYSTEM;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONICS;

DISEASES;

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 84873059514     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-012-9481-7     Document Type: Article

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