Computer-aided diagnosis of carotid atherosclerosis based on ultrasound image statistics, laws' texture and neural networks

SG Mougiakakou, S Golemati, I Gousias… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2007 - Elsevier
Quantitative characterisation of carotid atherosclerosis and classification into symptomatic or
asymptomatic is crucial in planning optimal treatment of atheromatous plaque. The computer …

Understanding symptomatology of atherosclerotic plaque by image-based tissue characterization

UR Acharya, O Faust, APC Alvin… - Computer methods and …, 2013 - Elsevier
Characterization of carotid atherosclerosis and classification into either symptomatic or
asymptomatic is crucial in terms of diagnosis and treatment planning for a range of …

Ultrasound-based internal carotid artery plaque characterization using deep learning paradigm on a supercomputer: a cardiovascular disease/stroke risk assessment …

L Saba, SS Sanagala, SK Gupta, VK Koppula… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Visual or manual characterization and classification of atherosclerotic plaque lesions are
tedious, error-prone, and time-consuming. The purpose of this study is to develop and …

Symptomatic vs. asymptomatic plaque classification in carotid ultrasound

RU Acharya, O Faust, APC Alvin, SV Sree… - Journal of medical …, 2012 - Springer
Quantitative characterization of carotid atherosclerosis and classification into symptomatic or
asymptomatic type is crucial in both diagnosis and treatment planning. This paper describes …

Validation of a computer-aided diagnosis system for the automatic identification of carotid atherosclerosis

L Bonanno, S Marino, P Bramanti, F Sottile - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2015 - Elsevier
Carotid atherosclerosis represents one of the most important causes of brain stroke. The
degree of carotid stenosis is, up to now, considered one of the most important features for …

Texture-based classification of atherosclerotic carotid plaques

CI Christodoulou, CS Pattichis… - IEEE transactions on …, 2003 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There are indications that the morphology of atherosclerotic carotid plaques, obtained by
high-resolution ultrasound imaging, has prognostic implications. The objective of this study …

An accurate and generalized approach to plaque characterization in 346 carotid ultrasound scans

UR Acharya, O Faust, SV Sree… - IEEE transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) of carotid atherosclerosis into symptomatic or
asymptomatic is useful in the analysis of cardiac health. This paper describes a patented …

Atherosclerotic risk stratification strategy for carotid arteries using texture-based features

UR Acharya, SV Sree, MMR Krishnan, F Molinari… - Ultrasound in medicine …, 2012 - Elsevier
Plaques in the carotid artery result in stenosis, which is one of the main causes for stroke.
Patients have to be carefully selected for stenosis treatments as they carry some risk. Since …

Atherosclerotic plaque tissue characterization in 2D ultrasound longitudinal carotid scans for automated classification: a paradigm for stroke risk assessment

UR Acharya, MRK Mookiah, S Vinitha Sree… - Medical & biological …, 2013 - Springer
In the case of carotid atherosclerosis, to avoid unnecessary surgeries in asymptomatic
patients, it is necessary to develop a technique to effectively differentiate symptomatic and …

3-D optimized classification and characterization artificial intelligence paradigm for cardiovascular/stroke risk stratification using carotid ultrasound-based delineated …

SS Skandha, SK Gupta, L Saba, VK Koppula… - Computers in Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Purpose Atherosclerotic plaque tissue rupture is one of the
leading causes of strokes. Early carotid plaque monitoring can help reduce cardiovascular …