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Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization Methods Based on Coronary Imaging.

Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization Methods Based on Coronary Imaging provides a complete review of computer methods for atherosclerotic plaque reconstruction and characterization. The authors, with their expertise from biomedical engineering, computer science, and cardiology, offer a holistic v...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Athanasiou, Lambros S.
Otros Autores: Fotiadis, Dimitrios I., Michalis, Lampros K.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Saint Louis : Elsevier Science, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Atherosclerotic Plaque Characterization Methods Based on Coronary Imaging; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Anatomy and Physiology of the Cardiovascular System; 1.1.1 Heart; 1.1.2 The Cardiac Cycle; 1.1.3 Vascular System; 1.1.4 Blood Circulation; 1.2 Atherosclerosis; 1.2.1 Development of Atherosclerosis; 1.2.2 Treatment of Atherosclerosis; 1.3 Imaging of Atherosclerosis: Invasive and Noninvasive Techniques; 1.3.1 Invasive Coronary Imaging Techniques; 1.3.2 Noninvasive Coronary Imaging Techniques; 1.4 Outline of the Book; References.
  • 2 Principles of Coronary Imaging Techniques2.1 Coronary Angiography; 2.1.1 Introduction to X-Ray Radiation; 2.1.1.1 Coronary Catheterization; 2.1.1.1.1 X-Ray Cinefluorographic System; 2.1.1.1.2 X-Ray Images; 2.1.1.2 Coronary Angiography Complications; 2.2 Intravascular Ultrasound; 2.2.1 Physical Principles of Ultrasound; 2.2.2 Coronary Ultrasound Imaging; 2.2.3 Plaque Characteristics in IVUS; 2.2.4 Limitations of IVUS; 2.3 Optical Coherence Tomography; 2.3.1 Tissue Optics; 2.3.2 Coronary Optical Tomography; 2.3.2.1 The OCT System; 2.3.3 OCT Image; 2.3.4 Plaque Characteristics in OCT.
  • 2.3.5 OCT Limitations2.4 Computed Tomography; 2.4.1 Principles of CT; 2.4.1.1 CT Image and Coronary Plaque Characteristics; 2.4.2 Limitations of Coronary CT; References; 3 Quantitative Coronary Angiography Methods; 3.1 Two-Dimensional Coronary Quantitative Angiography; 3.1.1 Image Acquisition Protocol; 3.1.2 Technique; 3.1.3 Lumen Borders Detection; 3.1.3.1 Thresholding an Image Using the Otsu's Method; 3.1.3.2 Cubic B-spline; 3.2 Three-Dimensional Coronary Angiography; 3.2.1 Technique; 3.2.2 Accurate 3D lumen centerline detection; 3.2.2.1 Cubic B-spline representation in 3D space.
  • 3.2.2.2 3D Surfaces and the 3D Centerline3.2.3 Construction of the 2D lumen shape; 3.2.4 Construction of the 3D lumen borders; 3.2.4.1 3D Path Representation Using a Geometric Model; 3.2.4.2 Computation of the Relative Twist Pattern of the 3D Path; 3.2.4.3 Computation of the Absolute Orientation of the 3D Path; 3.2.5 3D surface reconstruction of the Lumen Artery; 3.3 Functionality of Three-Dimensional Reconstruction: Fractional Flow Reserve Calculation; References; 4 Plaque Characterization Methods Using Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging; 4.1 Plaque Segmentation.
  • 4.1.1 Methodologies Developed for ROI Segmentation4.1.2 ROI Segmentation; 4.1.2.1 Lumen Border Detection; 4.1.2.2 Media-Adventitia Border Detection; 4.2 Plaque Characterization; 4.2.1 Methodologies Developed for Plaque Characterization Using Grayscale IVUS; 4.2.2 Methodologies Developed for Plaque Characterization Using the Backscatter IVUS Signal; 4.2.3 Plaque Characterization Using IVUS Images; 4.2.3.1 DC and FT Detection; 4.2.3.2 FFT and NC Detection; 4.2.3.3 Texture Extraction; 4.2.3.4 Classification Algorithms; 4.2.3.5 Media Detection; References.