Semi-automatic MRI segmentation and volume quantification of intra-plaque hemorrhage

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 67-74

  Tang, Hui ^a,b   Selwaness, Mariana ^a   Hameeteman, Reinhard ^a   van Dijk, Anouk ^a   van der Lugt, Aad ^a   Witteman, Jacqueline C ^a   Niessen, Wiro J ^a,b   van Vliet, Lucas J ^b   van Walsum, Theo ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Carotid arteries; Intra plaque hemorrhage; Piecewise smooth regional level set

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BLEEDING; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84934298494     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-014-1010-3     Document Type: Article

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