Clinical studies report that impaired endothelial function is associated with Cardio-Vascular Diseases (CVD) and their risk factors. One commonly used mean for assessing endothelial function is Flow-Mediated Dilation (FMD). Classically, FMD is quantified using local indexes e.g. maximum peak dilation. Although such parameters have been successfully linked to CVD risk factors and other clinical variables, this description does not consider all the information contained in the complete vasodilation curve. Moreover, the relation between flow impulse and the vessel vasodilation response to this stimulus, although not clearly known, seems to be important and is not taken into account in the majority of studies. In this paper we propose a novel global parameterization for the vasodilation and the flow curves of a FMD test. This parameterization uses Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to describe independently and jointly the variability of flow and FMD curves. These curves are obtained using computerized techniques (based on edge detection and image registration, respectively) to analyze the ultrasound image sequences. The global description obtained through PCA yields a detailed characterization of the morphology of such curves allowing the extraction of intuitive quantitative information of the vasodilation process and its interplay with flow changes. This parameterization is consistent with traditional measurements and, in a database of 177 subjects, seems to correlate more strongly (and with more clinical parameters) than classical measures to CVD risk factors and clinical parameters such as LDL- and HDL-Cholesterol.
Boisrobert, L, Laclaustra, M, Bossa, M, Frangi, AG & Frangi, AF 2005, Combined statistical analysis of vasodilation and flow curves in brachial ultrasonography: Technique and its connection to cardiovascular risk factors. in SPIE Medical Imaging. vol. 5750, Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE, pp. 244-253, Medical Imaging 2005 - Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing, San Diego, CA, United States, 15/02/05. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.594792
Boisrobert, L., Laclaustra, M., Bossa, M., Frangi, A. G., & Frangi, A. F. (2005). Combined statistical analysis of vasodilation and flow curves in brachial ultrasonography: Technique and its connection to cardiovascular risk factors. In SPIE Medical Imaging (Vol. 5750, pp. 244-253). (Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE). https://doi.org/10.1117/12.594792
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title = "Combined statistical analysis of vasodilation and flow curves in brachial ultrasonography: Technique and its connection to cardiovascular risk factors",
abstract = "Clinical studies report that impaired endothelial function is associated with Cardio-Vascular Diseases (CVD) and their risk factors. One commonly used mean for assessing endothelial function is Flow-Mediated Dilation (FMD). Classically, FMD is quantified using local indexes e.g. maximum peak dilation. Although such parameters have been successfully linked to CVD risk factors and other clinical variables, this description does not consider all the information contained in the complete vasodilation curve. Moreover, the relation between flow impulse and the vessel vasodilation response to this stimulus, although not clearly known, seems to be important and is not taken into account in the majority of studies. In this paper we propose a novel global parameterization for the vasodilation and the flow curves of a FMD test. This parameterization uses Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to describe independently and jointly the variability of flow and FMD curves. These curves are obtained using computerized techniques (based on edge detection and image registration, respectively) to analyze the ultrasound image sequences. The global description obtained through PCA yields a detailed characterization of the morphology of such curves allowing the extraction of intuitive quantitative information of the vasodilation process and its interplay with flow changes. This parameterization is consistent with traditional measurements and, in a database of 177 subjects, seems to correlate more strongly (and with more clinical parameters) than classical measures to CVD risk factors and clinical parameters such as LDL- and HDL-Cholesterol.",
keywords = "Cardio-Vascular Disease risks factors, Diagnostic techniques, Endothelial function, Flow-Mediated Dilation, Image registration, Principal Component Analysis",
author = "Lo{\"i}c Boisrobert and Martin Laclaustra and Mat{\'i}as Bossa and Frangi, {Andr{\'e}s G.} and Frangi, {Alejandro F.}",
year = "2005",
month = sep,
day = "19",
doi = "10.1117/12.594792",
language = "English",
volume = "5750",
series = "Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE",
pages = "244--253",
booktitle = "SPIE Medical Imaging",
note = "Medical Imaging 2005 - Ultrasonic Imaging and Signal Processing ; Conference date: 15-02-2005 Through 17-02-2005",
}