TY - GEN
T1 - Real-time measurement system for the evaluation of the Intima Media Thickness with a new edge detector
AU - Faita, Francesco
AU - Gemignani, Vincenzo
AU - Bianehini, Elisabetta
AU - Giannarelli, Chiara
AU - Demi, Marcello
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The evaluation of the Intima Media Thickness (IMT) of the Common Carotid Artery (CCA) with B-mode ultrasonography represents an important index of cardiovascular risk. The IMT is defined as the distance between the leading edge of the lumen-intima interface and the leading edge of the media-adventitia interface. In order to evaluate the IMT, it is necessary to locate such edges. In this paper we developed an automatic real-time system to evaluate the IMT based on the First Order Absolute Moment (FOAM), which is used as an edge detector, and on a pattern recognition approach. The IMT measurements were compared with manual measurements. We used regression analysis and Bland-Altman analysis to compare the results.
AB - The evaluation of the Intima Media Thickness (IMT) of the Common Carotid Artery (CCA) with B-mode ultrasonography represents an important index of cardiovascular risk. The IMT is defined as the distance between the leading edge of the lumen-intima interface and the leading edge of the media-adventitia interface. In order to evaluate the IMT, it is necessary to locate such edges. In this paper we developed an automatic real-time system to evaluate the IMT based on the First Order Absolute Moment (FOAM), which is used as an edge detector, and on a pattern recognition approach. The IMT measurements were compared with manual measurements. We used regression analysis and Bland-Altman analysis to compare the results.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/34047107336
U2 - 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260450
DO - 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260450
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 17945599
AN - SCOPUS:34047107336
SN - 1424400325
SN - 9781424400324
T3 - Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
SP - 715
EP - 718
BT - 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'06
T2 - 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'06
Y2 - 30 August 2006 through 3 September 2006
ER -