Abstract: Summary form only given. This paper introduces a novel segmentation scheme for carotid artery ultrasound images. The proposed scheme is based on watershed segmentation algorithm. It consists ...

Scientists from Colorado State University and the University of São Paulo have overcome a challenge that has prevented ...

What is a carotid artery duplex scan? You have two carotid arteries in your neck that bring blood from your heart to your brain. The test may also look at the vertebrobasilar artery. This artery also ...

Enhanced screening may include additional testing with stress ECG, coronary artery calcium scoring alone, or combined with a CTCA investigation, and vascular ultrasound imaging (VUI). The threshold ...

Abstract: We describe a fully automated ultrasound analysis system that tracks and identifies the common carotid artery (CCA) and the internal jugular vein (IJV). Our goal is to prevent inadvertent ...

Duplex ultrasound requires trained technicians and experience ... or areas where stent fracture is a concern (ie, common femoral and popliteal arteries). Although registry data have suggested that ...

One devised an ‘Ultrasound index’, calculated by summing ... renal, common femoral, popliteal, posterior tibial, and dorsalis pedis arteries and the abdominal aorta.30 Specifically, this scoring ...

What is femoral popliteal bypass surgery and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) of the femoral arteries? Femoral popliteal bypass surgery is used to treat a blocked femoral artery. The ...

A pre-designed questionnaire, ultrasound, and laboratory examinations were performed to evaluate risk factors. Results: A total of 30,175 patients were included in the study. The overall prevalence of ...

There has also been a better mechanistic understanding of lower extremity endovascular treatment using tools such as intravascular ultrasound ... popliteal, infrapopliteal (anterior tibial, posterior ...

SEVILLE, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective, Andrew G. Lee, MD, discusses whether temporal artery ultrasound can be used in place of temporal artery biopsy in the diagnosis of giant cell ...