TY - GEN
T1 - An Algorithm for the Quantification of Lipids, Collagen and Muscle Cells in Coronary Arteries Based on Digital Image Processing
AU - MacIas, E.
AU - Brito, D.
AU - Kemper, G.
AU - Jo, J.
AU - Rivera, E.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/11/6
Y1 - 2018/11/6
N2 - The present study presents a method to quantify lipids, collagen and muscle cells, to help diagnose atherosclerosis using digital image processing techniques. The relative concentrations of these three indicators are crucial in diagnosing atherosclerosis in patients. Digital image processing techniques such as object detection, color enhancement, and shape and texture analysis were used to quantify cells. The objective of the algorithm is to analyze high definition images of coronary arteries and to provide an objective outcome on the atherosclerotic tissue stage. The algorithm presented outstanding results and an innovative method to diagnose atherosclerosis when compared to existing procedures in the literature.
AB - The present study presents a method to quantify lipids, collagen and muscle cells, to help diagnose atherosclerosis using digital image processing techniques. The relative concentrations of these three indicators are crucial in diagnosing atherosclerosis in patients. Digital image processing techniques such as object detection, color enhancement, and shape and texture analysis were used to quantify cells. The objective of the algorithm is to analyze high definition images of coronary arteries and to provide an objective outcome on the atherosclerotic tissue stage. The algorithm presented outstanding results and an innovative method to diagnose atherosclerosis when compared to existing procedures in the literature.
KW - Digital Image Processing
KW - collagen
KW - coronary heart tissue
KW - lipids
KW - muscle cells
KW - quantification
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85058036994
U2 - 10.1109/INTERCON.2018.8526438
DO - 10.1109/INTERCON.2018.8526438
M3 - Contribución a la conferencia
AN - SCOPUS:85058036994
T3 - Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE 25th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2018
BT - Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE 25th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2018
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 25th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2018
Y2 - 8 August 2018 through 10 August 2018
ER -