Abstract
The objective of this work was to evaluate the image quality of two different ultrasound image scanners before and after de-speckle filtering. The evaluation was made by statistical and texture analysis, as well as by optical perception by two vascular experts on 20 ultrasound images of carotid artery. The de-speckled filters used were based on: (i) local statistics, (ii) homogeneous mask area filters, and (iii) geometric filtering. Results showed that image quality was improved after de-speckle filtering for both scanners.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Conference Proceedings - 4th International IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine 2003 |
| Subtitle of host publication | New Solutions for New Challenges, ITAB 2003 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 138-141 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Volume | 2003-January |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 0780376676 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2003 |
| Event | 4th International IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine 2003, ITAB 2003 - Birmingham, United Kingdom Duration: 24 Apr 2003 → 26 Apr 2003 |
Other
| Other | 4th International IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine 2003, ITAB 2003 |
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| Country/Territory | United Kingdom |
| City | Birmingham |
| Period | 24/04/03 → 26/04/03 |
Keywords
- image quality
- Speckle
- texture analysis
- ultrasound