Paper Info
Title
AM-FM Texture Image Analysis of the Intima and Media Layers of the Carotid Artery
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.
Year
DOI
Venue
2009
10.1007/978-3-642-04277-5_89
ICANN (2)
Keywords
Field
DocType
stroke risk,intima media layer image,am-fm analysis,large plaque component,carotid artery,am-fm feature,am-fm texture image analysis,media layers,media layer decrease,stable plaque component,atherosclerotic plaque feature,intima media thickness,media layer,image retrieval,instantaneous frequency,image analysis
Computer science,Carotid arteries,Artificial intelligence,Common carotid artery,Instantaneous phase,Pattern recognition,Internal medicine,Intima-media thickness,Cardiology,Stroke,AM/FM/GIS,Multimedia,Media layer
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
5769
0302-9743
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
5
7
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
C P Loizou122820.37
V. Murray219716.47
Marios S. Pattichis334149.71
Christodoulos Christodoulou4221.83
Marios Pantziaris523421.31
Andrew Nicolaides622017.14
Constantinos S. Pattichis738243.89