Carotid Intraplaque Neovascularization Quantification Software (CINQS)

被引:15
作者
Akkus, Zeynettin [1 ]
van Burken, Gerard [1 ]
van den Oord, Stijn C. H. [2 ]
Schinkel, Arend F. L. [2 ]
de Jong, Nico [1 ,3 ]
van der Steen, Antonius F. W. [1 ,3 ]
Bosch, Johan G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Erasmus MC, Thoraxctr, Dept Biomed Engn, NL-3015 GE Rotterdam, Netherlands
[2] Erasmus MC, Thoraxctr, Dept Cardiol, NL-3015 GE Rotterdam, Netherlands
[3] Delft Univ Technol, Fac Civil Engn, Dept Appl Phys, NL-2628 CN Delft, Netherlands
关键词
Carotid plaques; contrast enhanced ultrasound; microbubble; neovascularization; plaque perfusion analysis; quantification of neovascularization; CONTRAST-ENHANCED ULTRASOUND; QUANTITATIVE-ANALYSIS;
D O I
10.1109/JBHI.2014.2306454
中图分类号
TP [自动化技术、计算机技术];
学科分类号
0812 ;
摘要
Intraplaque neovascularization (IPN) is an important biomarker of atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability. As IPN can be detected by contrast enhanced ultrasound (CEUS), imaging-biomarkers derived from CEUS may allow early prediction of plaque vulnerability. To select the best quantitative imaging-biomarkers for prediction of plaque vulnerability, a systematic analysis of IPN with existing and new analysis algorithms is necessary. Currently available commercial contrast quantification tools are not applicable for quantitative analysis of carotid IPN due to substantial motion of the carotid artery, artifacts, and intermittent perfusion of plaques. We therefore developed a specialized software package called Carotid intraplaque neovascularization quantification software (CINQS). It was designed for effective and systematic comparison of sets of quantitative imaging biomarkers. CINQS includes several analysis algorithms for carotid IPN quantification and overcomes the limitations of current contrast quantification tools and existing carotid IPN quantification approaches. CINQS has a modular design which allows integrating new analysis tools. Wizard-like analysis tools and its graphical-user-interface facilitate its usage. In this paper, we describe the concept, analysis tools, and performance of CINQS and present analysis results of 45 plaques of 23 patients. The results in 45 plaques showed excellent agreement with visual IPN scores for two quantitative imaging-biomarkers (The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.92 and 0.93).
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