AM-FM texture image analysis of the intima and media layers of the carotid artery

Christos P. Loizou, Victor Murray, Marios S. Pattichis, Christodoulos S. Christodoulou, Marios Pantziaris, Andrew Nicolaides, Constantinos S. Pattichis

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Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to propose the use of amplitude modulation-frequency modulation (AM-FM) features for describing atherosclerotic plaque features that are associated with clinical factors such as intima media thickness and a patient's age. AM-FM analysis reveals the instantaneous amplitude (IA) of the media layer decreases with age. This decrease in IA maybe attributed to the reduction in calcified, stable plaque components and an increase in stroke risk with age. On the other hand, an increase in the median instantaneous frequency (IF) of the media layer suggests the fragmentation of solid, large plaque components, which also lead to an increase in the risk of stroke. The findings suggest that AM-FM features can be used to assess the risk of stroke over a wide range of patient populations. Future work will incorporate a new texture image retrieval system that uses AM-FM features to retrieve intima and intima media layer images that could be associated with the same level of the risk of stroke.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationArtificial Neural Networks - ICANN 2009 - 19th International Conference, Proceedings
Pages885-894
Number of pages10
Volume5769 LNCS
EditionPART 2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2009
Event19th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, ICANN 2009 - Limassol, Cyprus
Duration: 14 Sept 200917 Sept 2009

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 2
Volume5769 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Other

Other19th International Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, ICANN 2009
Country/TerritoryCyprus
CityLimassol
Period14/09/0917/09/09

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