Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/23667
Title: Intima media segmentation of the carotid artery
Authors: Loizou, Christos P. 
Pattichis, Constantinos S. 
Istepanian, Robert S H 
Pantziaris, Marios 
Major Field of Science: Engineering and Technology
Field Category: Medical Engineering
Keywords: Ultrasound images;Despeckled images;Carotid artery;Intima media thickness
Issue Date: Jul-2004
Source: X Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering, 2004, 31 July-5 August, Naples, Italy
Conference: Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing 
Abstract: In this study we present a new automatic segmentation technique for detecting the intima-media layer of the far wall of the common carotid artery in longitudinal ultrasound images, by applying snakes after image normalization and despeckling. We have tested and validated our segmentation technique on 100 images using the visual interpretation results and manual measurements by two vascular specialists. Results showed that no significant difference was found between the manual and the automatic segmentation measurements. Better segmentation results were obtained for the normalized despeckled images.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/23667
Rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Type: Conference Papers
Affiliation : Intercollege 
University of Cyprus 
Kingston University 
Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
Appears in Collections:Δημοσιεύσεις σε συνέδρια /Conference papers or poster or presentation

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