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 …

Last 10 years have witnessed the growth of many computer applications for the
segmentation of the vessel wall in ultrasound imaging. Epidemiological studies showed that …

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 …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the top ten leading causes of death worldwide.
Atherosclerosis disease in the arteries is the main cause of the CVD, leading to myocardial …

A deep-learning fully convolutional network for lumen characterization in diabetic patients
using carotid ultrasound: a tool for stroke risk - Book chapter - IOPscience Skip to content …

The intima-media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery is a widely used clinical
marker of severe cardiovascular diseases. IMT is usually manually measured on …

The aim of this paper is to describe a novel and completely automated technique for carotid
artery (CA) recognition, far (distal) wall segmentation, and intima-media thickness (IMT) …

Accurate segmentation of vessel regions in complex arteriovenous fistula (AVF) ultrasound
images, which are characterized by irregular shapes, blurred boundaries, and varied sizes …

Borehole imaging is one of the main methods for fracture observation in the rock formations,
but there is still a lack of identification systems for deriving fracture parameters from borehole …

The goal of this paper is to perform a segmentation of atherosclerotic plaques in view of
evaluating their burden and to provide boundaries for computing properties such as the …