Real time US-tagging combined with phase-based optical flow applied to 2D motion estimation of the carotid artery wall

S Salles, G Zahnd, H Liebgott… - 2012 IEEE …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Early detection of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is possible by assessing the dynamic
properties of the common carotid artery, ie the 2D (radial and longitudinal) motion of the wall …

A fast 2D tissue motion estimator based on the phase of the intensity enables visualization of the propagation of the longitudinal movement in the carotid artery wall

T Nilsson, ÅR Ahlgren, J Albinsson… - 2013 IEEE …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A fast 2D motion estimator has been developed and evaluated. The method does not utilize
block-matching or iterative solutions and is thus more computationally efficient and suitable …

Plane wave transverse oscillation (PWTO): An ultra-fast transverse oscillation imaging mode performed in the Fourier domain for 2D motion estimation of the carotid …

S Salles, D Garcia, B Bou-Saïd, F Savary… - 2014 IEEE 11th …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose the combination of fast plane wave imaging and transverse
oscillation techniques (TO) in medical ultrasound for 2D vector motion estimation. Although …

Estimation of arterial wall motion using ultrafast imaging and transverse oscillations: in vivo study

S Salles, A Long, L Petrusca, V Perrot… - 2016 IEEE …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Early detection of cardiovascular diseases can be done by assessing the dynamic
properties of arteries. In this study, two phenomena related to the carotid wall motion are …

Real‐time ultrasound‐tagging to track the 2D motion of the common carotid artery wall in vivo

G Zahnd, S Salles, H Liebgott, D Vray… - Medical …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose: Tracking the motion of biological tissues represents an important issue in the field
of medical ultrasound imaging. However, the longitudinal component of the motion (ie …

Dynamic block matching to assess the longitudinal component of the dense motion field of the carotid artery wall in B‐mode ultrasound sequences—Association with …

G Zahnd, K Saito, K Nagatsuka, Y Otake… - Medical …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The motion of the common carotid artery tissue layers along the vessel axis during
the cardiac cycle, observed in ultrasound imaging, is associated with the presence of …

Simultaneous quantification of flow and tissue velocities based on multi-angle plane wave imaging with an extended velocity range

IK Ekroll, H Torp, L Lovstakken… - 2011 IEEE …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A quantitative 2D modality for flow and tissue imaging is investigated, using multi-angle
plane wave acquisition. Simulations of flow in a carotid artery bifurcation was used to assess …

Evaluation of a Kalman-based block matching method to assess the bi-dimensional motion of the carotid artery wall in B-mode ultrasound sequences

G Zahnd, M Orkisz, A Sérusclat, P Moulin, D Vray - Medical Image Analysis, 2013 - Elsevier
We aim at investigating arterial diseases at early stage, by assessing the longitudinal (ie in
the same direction as the blood flow) motion of the intima-media complex. This recently …

Analysis and quantification of arterial wall motion from B-mode ultrasound images-comparison of block-matching and optical flow

J Stoitsis, S Golemati, AK Dimopoulos… - … IEEE Engineering in …, 2006 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Motion of the carotid atheromatous plaque may be responsible for plaque rupture and
cerebrovascular symptoms. B-mode ultrasound allows non-invasive recording of arterial …

High frame rate ultrasound imaging of human carotid artery dynamics

P Kruizinga, F Mastik, N De Jong… - 2012 IEEE …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The carotid artery (CA) is one of the main arteries of interest to cardiovascular research,
because of the clinical relevance of CA plaques as culprits of stroke and the accessibility of …