Image-Based Evaluation of Vascular Residual Strain

Published

September 27, 1997

Author(s)

O E. Kia, S A. Sirohey, J Vossoughi

Abstract

In this paper we propose a method that aids in the calculation of strain in blood vessels. The calculation of strain is used in the medical community to relate heart disease with factors such as diabetes and calcification of blood vessels due to high Cholesterol levels. Traditional methods of calculating the strain involves photography, film development, large-scale photograph development, and digitization using a flatbed tablet. The turnaround time for this process is in the order of days along with a large amount of labor involved in processing each image. We use image analysis and processing techniques to provide a solution in calculating strain efficiently and consistently. A JAVA-based application is developed to allow semi-automatic operation in calculating these lengths for a cross-platform operation.

Proceedings Title

Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing

Conference Dates

September 27-29, 1999

Conference Location

Venice, IT

Conference Title

International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing

Pub Type

Conferences

Keywords

biomedical application, contour tracing, edge calculation, image analysis, residual strain

Citation

Kia, O. , Sirohey, S. and Vossoughi, J. (1997), Image-Based Evaluation of Vascular Residual Strain, Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Image Analysis and Processing, Venice, IT (Accessed October 22, 2025)