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Abstract
This paper focuses on tracking transverse 2D ultrasound images as a means to produce a 3D representation of a bifurcating blood vessel in order to provide a foundation for autonomous aneurysm detection and classification, and atherosclerosis/atherosclerotic narrowing detection. In any healthcare system, a means to achieve the goal of automating point of care testing is desirable, especially given that a NHS study shows that 1.5% of men aged 65 studied had aortic diameters of greater than three centimeters [1]. In this paper, a method for creating a 3D representation of the carotid artery, determining and modeling the bifurcation region, and determining a subjects heart rate based on vascular distension in order to provide a foundation for autonomous point of care testing is presented.
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Courtney, J. et al. Tracking transverse 2D ultrasound images of the carotid artery. Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2014 IEEE International Symposium. DOI 10.1109/MeMeA.2014.6860024 Print ISBN: 978-1-4799-2920-7
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Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2014 IEEE International Symposium on