Frequency-domain active contours solution to evaluate intima-media thickness of the common carotid artery

Biomedical Signal Processing and Control

Volumn 16, Issue , 2015, Pages 68-79

  Bastida Jumilla, M C ^a   Menchon Lara R M ^a   Morales Sanchez J ^a   Verdu Monedero R ^a   Larrey Ruiz, J ^a   Sancho Gomez J L ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active contours; Image segmentation; Intima media thickness; Ultrasound images

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; FREQUENCY DOMAIN ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

ACTIVE CONTOURS; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; FREQUENCY-DOMAIN IMPLEMENTATION; INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; NONINVASIVE TECHNIQUE; ULTRASOUND IMAGES;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

ACTIVE CONTOUR ALGORITHM; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTERY DIAMETER; ARTERY WALL; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EID: 84910093386     PISSN: 17468094     EISSN: 17468108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2014.08.012     Document Type: Article

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