Fractal dimension based carotid plaque characterization from three-dimensional ultrasound images.

Irregularity of the plaque surface associated with previous plaque rupture plays an important role in the risk estimation of stroke caused by carotid atherosclerotic lesions. Thus, the aim of this study is to develop and validate novel vulnerability biomarkers from three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS...

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Published in:	Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 135 - 147
Main Authors:	Zhou, Ran, Luo, Yongkang, Fenster, Aaron, Spence, John David, Ding, Mingyue
Format:	diagnostic images equations & formulas pictorial research Journal Article
Published:	Springer Nature Jan2019
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost