Research Article

Ultrasound Common Carotid Artery Segmentation Based on Active Shape Model

Table 1

Overall performance results of the proposed algorithm. Validation results of segmentation for 340 transverse slices of both left and right sides from seventeen subjects (eight with 80 mg atorvastatin and nine with placebo, resp.,) after three-month treatment.

MetricDC (%)MAD (mm)MAXD (mm)

Media-adventitia boundary (MAB)94.4 ± 3.20.26 ± 0.180.75 ± 0.46
Lumen-intima boundary (LIB)92.8 ± 3.30.33 ± 0.210.84 ± 0.39