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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 13, 2012
Jianming Liang, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Xiangjun Zhu, Tempe, AZ (US);
Christopher B. Kendall, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Robert T. Hurst, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Jianming Liang, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Xiangjun Zhu, Tempe, AZ (US);
Christopher B. Kendall, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Robert T. Hurst, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and media for determining carotid intima-media thickness are provided. In some embodiments, a method for determining carotid intima-media thickness of a carotid artery is provided, the method comprising: receiving a frame from a plurality of images, wherein each of the plurality of images includes a portion of the carotid artery; receiving a user selection of a location with the frame; setting a region of interest, based on the received user selection; detecting a first border and a second border within the region of interest; applying one or more active contour models to the first border and the second border to generate a smoothed first border and a smoothed second border; and calculating the intima-media thickness based at least in part on the smoothed first border and the second smoothed border.