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This review summarizes commonly used methods for common carotid artery segmentation and intima-media thickness measurement on ultrasound images, along with performance metrics for validation.
This review summarizes current methods and performance metrics for segmenting the common carotid artery and measuring intima-media thickness on ultrasound images.
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May guide carotid ultrasound method selection; leaves open standardized validation for clinical adoption.
BACKGROUND: The segmentation of the common carotid artery (CCA) wall is imperative for the determination of the intima-media thickness (IMT) on B-mode ultrasound (US) images. The IMT is considered an important indicator in the evaluation of the risk for the development of atherosclerosis. In this paper, authors have discussed the relevance of measurements in clinical practices and the challenges that one has to face while approaching the segmentation of carotid artery on ultrasound images. The paper presents an overall review of commonly used methods for the CCA segmentation and IMT measurement along with the different performance metrics that have been proposed and used for performance validation. Summary and future directions are given in the conclusion.
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Naik et al. (2013) conducted a review in Atherosclerosis. Carotid artery segmentation and IMT measurement methods was evaluated. This review summarizes commonly used methods for common carotid artery segmentation and intima-media thickness measurement on ultrasound images, along with performance metrics for validation.
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