Detection of the intima and media layer thickness of ultrasound common carotid artery image using efficient active contour segmentation technique.

An active contour segmentation technique for extracting the intima-media layer of the common carotid artery (CCA) ultrasound images employing semiautomatic region of interest identification and speckle reduction techniques is presented in this paper. An attempt has been made to test the ultrasound i...

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Publicado en:Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Vol. 49; no. 11; pp. 1299 - 1311
Autores principales: Santhiyakumari N, Rajendran P, Madheswaran M, Suresh S, Santhiyakumari, N, Rajendran, P, Madheswaran, M, Suresh, S
Formato: Journal Article
Publicado: Springer Nature Nov2011
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