Adaptive polar active contour for segmentation and tracking in ultrasound videos

E Karami, MS Shehata, A Smith - IEEE Transactions on Circuits …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Detection of relative changes in circulating blood volume is important to guide resuscitation
and manage a variety of medical conditions, including sepsis, trauma, dialysis, and …

A comparison of point-tracking algorithms in ultrasound videos from the upper limb

U Magana-Salgado, P Namburi… - BioMedical Engineering …, 2023 - Springer
Tracking points in ultrasound (US) videos can be especially useful to characterize tissues in
motion. Tracking algorithms that analyze successive video frames, such as variations of …

Optical flow and acoustic phase analysis comparison in ultrasound-based microrobot tracking

G Faoro, V Iacovacci… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Micrometer-sized devices hold the potential to revolutionize medicine by improving
diagnostic abilities, increasing therapeutic efficiency and reducing adverse effects. To safely …

Estimation and tracking of AP-diameter of the inferior vena cava in ultrasound images using a novel active circle algorithm

E Karami, MS Shehata, A Smith - Computers in Biology and Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Medical research suggests that the anterior-posterior (AP)-diameter of the inferior vena cava
(IVC) and its associated temporal variation as imaged by bedside ultrasound is useful in …

Robot-assisted motion compensation based on optical flow in ultrasound images

G Faoro, N Pasini, A Mariani, L Morchi… - 2023 IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The compensation of target motion is crucial to perform medical tasks, such as localized
therapy delivery. For example, abdominal organs can periodically move up to few …

[PDF][PDF] Automatic Segmentation and Detection System for Varicocele Using Ultrasound Images.

AM Abdalla, MA Awad, O AlZoubi… - … , Materials & Continua, 2022 - researchgate.net
The enlarged veins in the pampiniform venous plexus, known as varicocele disease, are
typically identified using ultrasound scans. The medical diagnosis of varicocele is based on …

Automatic segmentation and detection system for varicocele in supine position

O Alzoubi, MA Awad, AM Abdalla - IEEE Access, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Image analysis is an important technique that can help specialists localize, detect, and
segment objects in different types of medical images such as MRI, CTs, and ultrasounds …

Segmentation and tracking of inferior vena cava in ultrasound images using a novel polar active contour algorithm

E Karami, M Shehata, A Smith - 2017 IEEE Global Conference …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medical research suggests that the area of the IVC and its temporal variation imaged by
bedside ultrasound is useful in guiding resuscitation of the critically-ill. Unfortunately, gaps in …

Muscle Movement Tracking from Ultrasound Image Sequences with Optical Flow

K He - 2024 16th International Conference on Computer and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Understanding the correlation between muscle movement speed and change in the muscle
contraction force has a great application in rehabilitation treatment and muscle evaluation. In …

Semi-automatic Algorithms for Estimation and Tracking of AP-diameter of the IVC in Ultrasound Images

E Karami, MS Shehata, A Smith - Journal of Imaging, 2019 - mdpi.com
Acutely ill patients presenting with conditions such as sepsis, trauma, and congestive heart
failure require judicious resuscitation in order to achieve and maintain optimal circulating …