Automated 3D geometry segmentation of the healthy and diseased carotid artery in free‐hand, probe tracked ultrasound images

• Published in: Medical physics (Lancaster) Vol. 47; no. 3; pp. 1034 - 1047
• Main Authors: Ruijter, Joerik, Sambeek, Marc, Vosse, Frans, Lopata, Richard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley and Sons Inc 01.03.2020
• Subjects: automated segmentation; Automation; carotid artery bifurcation; Carotid Artery Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Carotid Artery Diseases - pathology; Carotid Stenosis - diagnostic imaging; Carotid Stenosis - pathology; Case-Control Studies; geometry assessment; Humans; image analysis; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; QUANTITATIVE IMAGING AND IMAGE PROCESSING; Ultrasonography - instrumentation; ultrasound; geometry assessment; image analysis; automated segmentation; carotid artery bifurcation; ultrasound

Purpose Rupture of an arterosclerotic plaque in the carotid artery is a major cause of stroke. Biomechanical analysis of plaques is under development aiming to aid the clinician in the assessment of plaque vulnerability. Patient‐specific three‐dimensional (3D) geometry assessment of the carotid arte...