Integrated system for the complete segmentation of the common carotid artery bifurcation in ultrasound images

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology

Volumn 412, Issue , 2013, Pages 292-301

  Loizou, Christos P ^a   Kasparis, Takis ^b   Spyrou, Christina ^b   Pantziaris, Marios ^c  

^a Intercollege ^*  (Cyprus)

^b CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^c CYPRUS INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY AND GENETICS   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Atherosclerotic plaque; Carotid artery; Carotid segmentation; Intima media thickness; Lumen diameter; Ultrasound image

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894044783     PISSN: 18684238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-41142-7_30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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