@inproceedings{43b2aa23d7f94b478da7e32f7286a9f6,
title = "Tracking transverse 2D ultrasound images of the carotid artery",
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.",
keywords = "3D reconstruction, Active contours, Motion tracking, Ultrasound",
author = "Gr{\'i}ofa, \{Conall {\'O}\} and Jane Courtney and Ciar{\'a}n Finucane and Cleona Gray",
year = "2014",
doi = "10.1109/MeMeA.2014.6860024",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781479929207",
series = "IEEE MeMeA 2014 - IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, Proceedings",
publisher = "IEEE Computer Society",
booktitle = "IEEE MeMeA 2014 - IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, Proceedings",
address = "United States",
note = "9th IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, IEEE MeMeA 2014 ; Conference date: 11-06-2014 Through 12-06-2014",
}