Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 95-110 , January 2010

Three-Dimensional Carotid Ultrasound Segmentation Variability Dependence on Signal Difference and Boundary Orientation

  • Bernard Chiu

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Bernard Chiu, Robarts Research Institute, Imaging Research Laboratories, P.O. Box 5015, 100 Perth Dr., London, Canada, N6A 5K8.
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  • Adam Krasinski

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • J. David Spence

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Stroke Prevention and Atherosclerosis Research Centre, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Grace Parraga

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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  • Aaron Fenster

      Affiliations

    • Imaging Research Laboratories, Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Graduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
    • Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Received 30 July 2008 ,Revised 8 July 2009 ,Accepted 5 August 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2009.08.005

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology
Volume 36, Issue 1 , Pages 95-110 , January 2010

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