Speckle reduction in ultrasound images of atherosclerotic carotid plaque

C. Loizou, C. Christodoulou, C. S. Pattichis, R. Istepanian, M. Pantziaris, A. Nicolaides

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Abstract

The objective of this work was to develop six speckle reduction-filtering techniques and evaluate them together with texture analysis in the assessment of 240 ultrasound images of the carotid artery. The de- speckled filters are based on anisotropic diffusion, local statistics with higher moments, and geometric filtering. Results showed that some improvement in class separation (between symptomatic and asymptomatic plaques) of the images was evident after de-speckle filtering.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2002 14th International Conference on Digital Signal Processing Proceedings, DSP 2002
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages525-528
Number of pages4
Volume2
ISBN (Electronic)0780375033
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2002
Event14th International Conference on Digital Signal Processing, DSP 2002 - Santorini, Hellas, Greece
Duration: 1 Jul 20023 Jul 2002

Other

Other14th International Conference on Digital Signal Processing, DSP 2002
Country/TerritoryGreece
CitySantorini, Hellas
Period1/07/023/07/02

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