Local pulse wave velocity (PWV) is evolving as one of the important determinants of arterial
hemodynamics, localized vessel stiffening associated with several pathologies, and a host …

B-mode ultrasound imaging is used extensively in medicine. Hence, there is a need to have
efficient segmentation tools to aid in computer-aided diagnosis, image-guided interventions …

Stroke and cardiovascular diseases (CVD) significantly affect the world population. The
early detection of such events may prevent the burden of death and costly surgery …

The carotid artery is a major blood vessel that supplies blood to the brain. Plaque buildup in
the arteries can lead to cardiovascular diseases such as atherosclerosis, stroke, ruptured …

After publishing an in-depth study that analyzed the ability of computerized methods to assist
or replace human experts in obtaining carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) measurements …

Segmentation of carotid intima-media (IM) borders from ultrasound sequences is
challenging because of unknown image noise and varying IM border morphologies and/or …

Common carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) is a commonly used marker for
atherosclerosis and is often computed in carotid ultrasound images. An analysis of different …

Motion extracted from the carotid artery wall provides unique information for vascular health
evaluation. Carotid artery longitudinal wall motion corresponds to the multiphasic arterial …

Background and objective The manual measurement of arterial diameter and wall thickness
using imaging modalities demand expertise, and the state-of-art automated or semi …

Thickening of intima-media complex in the common carotid artery is a biomarker of
atherosclerosis. To automatically measure this thickness, we propose a region-based …