An adaptively weighted ensemble of multiple CNNs for carotid ultrasound image segmentation

• Published in: Biomedical signal processing and control Vol. 83; p. 104673
• Main Authors: Zhou, Ran, Wang, Furong, Fang, Xiaoyue, Fenster, Aaron, Gan, Haitao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Carotid plaque; Deep learning; Ensemble learning; Ultrasound image segmentation; UNet; Deep learning; Carotid plaque; Ultrasound image segmentation; Ensemble learning; UNet

Carotid atherosclerotic plaques cause stroke when plaques rupture and clog the blood vessels that deliver blood to brain. Ultrasound measurements (i.e. total-plaque-area and intima-media-thickness) are mainly used to monitor the progression and regression of plaques. Recently, deep learning has prov...