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 …

Common carotid artery (CCA) diagnosis is very important for carrying out an assessment of
the severity of vascular disease and being able to suggest treatment solutions, whether with …

The carotid artery is a vital blood vessel that supplies oxygenated blood to the brain.
Blockages in this artery can lead to life-threatening illnesses, making accurate diagnosis …

The enlarged veins in the pampiniform venous plexus, known as varicocele disease, are
typically identified using ultrasound scans. The medical diagnosis of varicocele is based on …

Accurate vessel segmentation in ultrasound images is difficult to realize given the poor
image quality of such images. In this study, a local-phase-based snake is proposed to …

We propose an elliptical active disc technique for the segmentation of common carotid artery
lumen intima layer from transverse mode ultrasound images. The segmentation and …

Automatic detection of common carotid artery is a precursor to the computer-aided analysis
of atherosclerosis. In this paper, we present an approach for common carotid artery …