Publication detail

Segmentation of the common carotid artery intima media using active contour models

HESKO, B.

Original Title

Segmentation of the common carotid artery intima media using active contour models

Type

conference paper

Language

English

Original Abstract

Ultrasound measurements of the human carotid artery intima media thickness are conventionally obtained using manual tracing between tissue layers. This article consists of different approach, when intima media thickness is determined automatically. Tissue layers are detected by use of active contour segmentation. This method does not use any type of gradient, only intensity based image is needed. Therefore, robustness to speckle noise is present. A total of 15 carotid artery ultrasound images is analyzed to determine wall thickness. For evaluation, each of the images contains manually added marks by an expert.

Keywords

Ultrasound imaging, Active contour methods, Segmentation, Carotid artery, Intima media thickness

Authors

HESKO, B.

Released

28. 4. 2016

Publisher

Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií

Location

Brno

ISBN

978-80-214-5350-0

Book

Proceedings of the 22nd Conference STUDENT EEICT 2016

Pages from

553

Pages to

557

Pages count

5

BibTex

@inproceedings{BUT127114,
  author="Branislav {Hesko}",
  title="Segmentation of the common carotid artery intima media using active contour models",
  booktitle="Proceedings of the 22nd Conference STUDENT EEICT 2016",
  year="2016",
  pages="553--557",
  publisher="Vysoké učení technické v Brně, Fakulta elektrotechniky a komunikačních technologií",
  address="Brno",
  isbn="978-80-214-5350-0"
}