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An automatic ultrasound image processing system was developed to measure carotid intima-media thickness, offering estimated intrinsic accuracy and advantages over alternative methods.
The development of an automatic measurement system for carotid IMT may improve the accuracy and efficiency of ultrasound image processing.
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May improve carotid IMT measurement efficiency; leaves open prospective clinical validation before practice change.
This paper presents an automatic system for the measurement of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) that is based on the digital processing of ultrasound images. The measurement technique is described in detail, highlighting the advantages compared to other methods and, reporting some experimental results. Finally, an analytical approach is used to estimate the intrinsic accuracy of the system.
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Liguori et al. (2001) studied this question. An automatic ultrasound image processing system was developed to measure carotid intima-media thickness, offering estimated intrinsic accuracy and advantages over alternative methods.
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