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Media and intima thickness and texture analysis of the common carotid Artery
(Springer US, 2012)
The intima–media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery (CCA) is widely used as an early indicator for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It was proposed but not thoroughly investigated that the media ...
Ultrasound carotid plaque video segmentation
(2018)
Border identification of the atherosclerotic carotid plaque, the common carotid artery (CCA), degree of stenosis, as well as the characteristics of the arterial wall (plaque size, composition and elasticity), may add ...
An overview of despeckle-filtering techniques
(2018)
This chapter provides an introduction and a brief overview of selected despeckle-filtering techniques for ultrasound imaging and video expanded from [1]. A despeckle-filtering evaluation protocol is proposed, a brief ...
Plaque classification
(Springer-Verlag London Ltd, 2012)
This chapter presents several classification techniques that could be used in computer-aided systems for the automated characterization of carotid plaques and the identification of individuals with asymptomatic carotid ...