Thin cap fibroatheroma detection in virtual histology images using geometric and texture features

• Main Authors: Rezaei, Zahra, Selamat, Ali, Taki, Arash, Mohd. Rahim, Mohd. Shafry
• Format: Article
• Published: MDPI AG 2018
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/84320/; https://doi.org/10.3390/app8091632

Atherosclerotic plaque rupture is the most common mechanism responsible for a majority of sudden coronary deaths. The precursor lesion of plaque rupture is thought to be a thin cap fibroatheroma (TCFA), or “vulnerable plaque”. Virtual Histology-Intravascular Ultrasound (VH-IVUS) images are clinicall...