Simultaneous extraction of carotid artery intima-media interfaces in ultrasound images: Assessment of wall thickness temporal variation during the cardiac cycle

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 645-658

  Zahnd, Guillaume ^a,b   Orkisz, Maciej ^a   Sérusclat, André ^c   Moulin, Philippe ^d,e   Vray, Didier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c LOUIS PRADEL HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^e CarMeN   (France)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid artery; Contour segmentation; Dynamic programming; Intima media thickness; Shape adapted filter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HEART BEAT; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; LUMEN INTIMA INTERFACE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIA ADVENTITIA INTERFACE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; RISK FACTORS; SOFTWARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906696123     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-013-0945-0     Document Type: Article

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