Using deep learning for an automatic detection and classification of the vascular bifurcations along the Circle of Willis

R Nader, R Bourcier, F Autrusseau - Medical image analysis, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Most of the intracranial aneurysms (ICA) occur on a specific portion of the cerebral vascular
tree named the Circle of Willis (CoW). More particularly, they mainly arise onto fifteen of the …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing machine learning models for predicting age with intracranial vessel tortuosity and thickness information

HS Yoon, J Oh, YC Kim - Brain Sciences, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
This study aimed to develop and validate machine learning (ML) models that predict age
using intracranial vessels' tortuosity and diameter features derived from magnetic resonance …

Bifurcation geometry remodelling of vessels in de novo and growing intracranial aneurysms: a multicenter study

J Boucherit, B Kerleroux, G Boulouis… - Journal of …, 2023‏ - jnis.bmj.com
Background Geometrical parameters, including arterial bifurcation angle, tortuosity, and
arterial diameters, have been associated with the pathophysiology of intracranial aneurysm …

An Improved Path-Finding Method for the Tracking of Centerlines of Tortuous Internal Carotid Arteries in MR Angiography

SO Kim, YC Kim - Journal of Imaging, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Centerline tracking is useful in performing segmental analysis of vessel tortuosity in
angiography data. However, a highly tortuous) artery can produce multiple centerlines due …

Building a Synthetic Vascular Model: Evaluation in an Intracranial Aneurysms Detection Scenario

R Nader, F Autrusseau, V L'allinec… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We hereby present a full synthetic model, able to mimic the various constituents of the
cerebral vascular tree, including the cerebral arteries, bifurcations and intracranial …

A novel procedure for medial axis reconstruction of vessels from Medical Imaging segmentation

C Fontana, N Cappetti - Heliyon, 2024‏ - cell.com
A procedure for reconstructing the central axis from diagnostic image processing is
presented here, capable of solving the widespread problem of stepped shape effect that …

Automatic classification of the cerebral vascular bifurcations using dimensionality reduction and machine learning

I Essadik, A Nouri, R Touahni, R Bourcier… - Neuroscience …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
This paper presents a method for the automatic labeling of vascular bifurcations along the
Circle of Willis (CoW) in 3D images. Our automatic labeling process uses machine learning …

Combining machine learning and artery characterization to identify the main bifurcations in 3D vascular trees

I Essadik, A Nouri, N Lauzeral… - Medical Imaging …, 2022‏ - spiedigitallibrary.org
The cerebral vascular system is constituted by all the arteries and veins irrigating the brain.
This vascular tree starts from two pairs of arteries, the vertebral arteries and the internal …

Transcriptomics provides novel insights into the regulatory mechanism of IncRNA HIF1 A-AS1 on vascular smooth muscle cells

J Yang, Z Gong, J Dong, H Li, B Wang, K Du… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2023‏ - SciELO Brasil
Introduction: Thoracic aortic aneurysm is a potentially fatal disease with a strong genetic
contribution. The dysfunction of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) contributes to the …

Toward a 3d arterial tree bifurcation model for intra-cranial aneurysm detection and segmentation

F Autrusseau, R Nader, A Nouri… - 2022 26th …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An accurate detection of intracranial aneurysms is of paramount importance for a timely
diagnosis and a possible treatment. Indeed, intracranial aneurysms (ICA) need to be …