Multilevel Strip Pooling-Based Convolutional Neural Network for the Classification of Carotid Plaque Echogenicity

Figure 2

Three examples of manually segmented carotid plaques. (a–c) Three US images of three types of plaques: echo-rich, intermediate, and echolucent, respectively. (d–f) Images of the plaques that were manually segmented by an experienced clinician. (g–i) The ROIs that contain the plaques.

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