Association of tumor necrosis factor inhibitor treatment with reduced indices of subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with psoriatic disease
Objective To assess the effect of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNF i) on subclinical
cardiovascular disease in patients with psoriatic disease. Methods We performed a 2‐stage …
cardiovascular disease in patients with psoriatic disease. Methods We performed a 2‐stage …
Resistant atherosclerosis: the need for monitoring of plaque burden
Background and Purpose—Recent studies indicate that patients with lower levels of low-
density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) have greater regression of coronary plaque. In 2002 …
density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) have greater regression of coronary plaque. In 2002 …
An accurate and explainable ensemble learning method for carotid plaque prediction in an asymptomatic population
Background and objective The identification of carotid plaque, one of the most crucial tasks
in stroke screening, is of great significance in the assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis …
in stroke screening, is of great significance in the assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis …
Segmentation of common and internal carotid arteries from 3D ultrasound images based on adaptive triple loss
M Jiang, Y Zhao, B Chiu - Medical Physics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose Vessel wall volume (VWV) and localized vessel‐wall‐plus‐plaque thickness (VWT)
measured from three‐dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) carotid images are sensitive to anti …
measured from three‐dimensional (3D) ultrasound (US) carotid images are sensitive to anti …
A dual-stream centerline-guided network for segmentation of the common and internal carotid arteries from 3D ultrasound images
M Jiang, B Chiu - IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Segmentation of the carotid section encompassing the common carotid artery (CCA), the
bifurcation and the internal carotid artery (ICA) from three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) is …
bifurcation and the internal carotid artery (ICA) from three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) is …
Three-dimensional ultrasound assessment of effects of therapies on carotid atherosclerosis using vessel wall thickness maps
We present a new method for assessing the effects of therapies on atherosclerosis, by
measuring the weighted average of carotid vessel-wall-plus-plaque thickness change (Δ …
measuring the weighted average of carotid vessel-wall-plus-plaque thickness change (Δ …
Interaction of smoking, hyperhomocysteinemia, and metabolic syndrome with carotid atherosclerosis: a cross-sectional study in 972 non-diabetic patients
MR Azarpazhooh, MSS Andalibi, DG Hackam… - Nutrition, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Little is known about the interactions between hyperhomocysteinemia and
metabolic syndrome (MetS) in individuals at risk for atherosclerosis. The aim of this study …
metabolic syndrome (MetS) in individuals at risk for atherosclerosis. The aim of this study …
Quantification of local vessel wall and plaque volume change for assessment of effects of therapies on carotid atherosclerosis based on 3-D ultrasound imaging
We developed a new method to measure the voxel-based vessel-wall-plus-plaque volume
(VWV). In addition to quantifying local thickness change as in the previously introduced …
(VWV). In addition to quantifying local thickness change as in the previously introduced …
Interpretable Deep Biomarker for Serial Monitoring of Carotid Atherosclerosis Based on Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Imaging
We developed an interpretable deep biomarker known as Siamese change biomarker
generation network (SCBG-Net) to evaluate the effects of therapies on carotid …
generation network (SCBG-Net) to evaluate the effects of therapies on carotid …
Longitudinal assessment of carotid plaque texture in three-dimensional ultrasound images based on semi-supervised graph-based dimensionality reduction and …
M Lin, H Cui, W Chen, A van Engelen… - Computers in Biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
With continuous development of therapeutic options for atherosclerosis, image-based
biomarkers sensitive to the effect of new interventions are required to be developed for cost …
biomarkers sensitive to the effect of new interventions are required to be developed for cost …