Segmentation of arterial vessel wall motion to sub-pixel resolution using M-mode ultrasound

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008:2008:3138-41. doi: 10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4649869.

Abstract

We describe a method for segmenting arterial vessel wall motion to sub-pixel resolution, using the returns from M-mode ultrasound. The technique involves measuring the spatial offset between all pairs of scans from their cross-correlation, converting the spatial offsets to relative wall motion through a global optimization, and finally translating from relative to absolute wall motion by interpolation over the M-mode image. The resulting detailed wall distension waveform has the potential to enhance existing vascular biomarkers, such as strain and compliance, as well as enable new ones.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Animals
  • Arteries / pathology*
  • Bayes Theorem
  • Biomarkers / metabolism*
  • Hemodynamics
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Models, Statistical
  • Radio Waves
  • Rats
  • Software
  • Stress, Mechanical
  • Time Factors
  • Ultrasonography / methods*

Substances

  • Biomarkers