Automatic segmentation of coronary lumen and external elastic membrane in intravascular ultrasound images using 8-layer U-Net

Abstract Background Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is the golden standard in accessing the coronary lesions, stenosis, and atherosclerosis plaques. In this paper, a fully automatic approach by an 8-layer U-Net is developed to segment the coronary artery lumen and the area bounded by external elasti...

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Main Authors: Liang Dong, Wenbing Jiang, Wei Lu, Jun Jiang, Ya Zhao, Xiangfen Song, Xiaochang Leng, Hang Zhao, Jian’an Wang, Changling Li, Jianping Xiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
Subjects:
EEM
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12938-021-00852-0