An Enhanced Method for Measuring the IMT by
Segmenting the Carotid Artery Region
Journal:
GRENZE International Journal of Engineering and Technology
Authors:
Mamatha U
Volume:
3
Issue:
3
Grenze ID:
01.GIJET.3.3.9
Pages:
10-14
Abstract
This paper offers with Ultrasound pictures of carotid artery are one of the parts
that hard to recognize by inability specialist or radiologist on the grounds that the shape is
verging on same like the muscle layer. Intima Media Thickness (IMT) of the common
carotid artery (CCA) is a set up pointer of cardiovascular malady (CVD). Consequently, a
carotid corridor programmed location strategy and programmed calculation for the
division and estimation of the Intima Media Thickness (IMT) is proposed in this project. We
suggest a computerized framework in Speckle reduction, segmentation and perform IMT
estimations. The Region of Interest (ROI) parts (carotid artery layers) was extracted using
cropping/masking and the segmented carotid artery region consists of multiple noises.
Along with them the content of the speckle noise will be high. So with a particular end
objective to evacuate the speckle we can utilize dot diminishment channel, for example,
Speckle Reducing Anisotropic Diffusion (SRAD) filter. Keeping in mind the end objective to
enhance the precision of portioning the carotid artery area, we perform Otsu thresholding
calculation. The binarization was finished by utilizing Otsu's thresholding to section the
carotid artery which was present very deeply in the ultrasound pictures. In the wake of
applying binarization procedure and by performing morphological operations the carotid
course district in the picture will be in improved structure, for example, it is simple for us to
estimate the Intima Media Thickness (IMT). At long last the Upper and Lower Intima
Media Thickness extent will be measured.