A novel measurement system for the three-dimensional reconstruction of occlusions of the carotid artery is presented. The proposed system can be added onto a conventional diagnostic ultrasonographic system, so that it can be considered as an upgrade for preexisting equipments. It retrieves information from a set of ordinary 2-D ultrasound images and spatial sensors in order to build a three-dimensional representation of the vessel and of a possible occlusion and to extract measurements of important medical parameters from them. The geometrical modeling of carotid is dealt with. The paper is also concerned with a metrological characterization of the measurement procedure, including the development of a model for the estimation of the uncertainty according to international standards. Experimental results are also reported and discussed.
A Measurement System to Realize 3-D Carotid Occlusion Measurement from 2-D Conventional Ultrasonography
CAPRIGLIONE, Domenico;FERRIGNO, Luigi;MIELE, Gianfranco;PACIELLO, Vincenzo;
2014-01-01
Abstract
A novel measurement system for the three-dimensional reconstruction of occlusions of the carotid artery is presented. The proposed system can be added onto a conventional diagnostic ultrasonographic system, so that it can be considered as an upgrade for preexisting equipments. It retrieves information from a set of ordinary 2-D ultrasound images and spatial sensors in order to build a three-dimensional representation of the vessel and of a possible occlusion and to extract measurements of important medical parameters from them. The geometrical modeling of carotid is dealt with. The paper is also concerned with a metrological characterization of the measurement procedure, including the development of a model for the estimation of the uncertainty according to international standards. Experimental results are also reported and discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
