The carotid artery is a critical blood vessel that supplies blood to the brain, and its health and
function are essential for preventing cardiovascular diseases such as stroke. Ultrasound …

Background and objective Thyroid image segmentation is an indispensable part in computer-
aided diagnosis systems and medical image diagnoses of thyroid diseases. There have …

Training a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) from scratch is difficult because it
requires a large amount of labeled training data and a great deal of expertise to ensure …

Objective: Segmentation of anatomical structures in ultrasound images requires vast
radiological knowledge and experience. Moreover, the manual segmentation often results in …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), as the leading cause of death in the world, poses a serious
threat to human health. The segmentation of carotid Lumen-intima interface (LII) and Media …

Purpose Quantification of carotid plaques has been shown to be important for assessing as
well as monitoring the progression and regression of carotid atherosclerosis. Various …

Motivation The carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is an important biomarker for
cardiovascular diseases and stroke monitoring. This study presents an intelligence-based …

Simple Summary Minimum-joint space width (JSW) is a prevalent clinical parameter in
quantifying the joint space narrowing condition in knee osteoarthritis (KOA). In this study, we …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality yet largely preventable, but
the key to prevention is to identify at risk individuals before adverse events. For predicting …

This paper proposes a computer-aided diagnosis tool for the early detection of
atherosclerosis. This pathology is responsible for major cardiovascular diseases, which are …