Implementation of medical image segmentation using Virtex FPGA kit

Abstract

In the decade of technological advancement, the image processing techniques has made it possible to save lives of several beings. The diagnosis of cardiovascular involved in complex procedures whereas the analysis of blood vessels carried out. The image segmentation technique is used to eliminate such complexities in Ultrasound carotid image diagnosis. In this paper the implementation of segmented intima-media interface of the common carotid artery image has been proposed in real time Virtex Field Programmable Gate Array. The intima-media interface has been extracted using threshold segmentation technique. The pre-processing step is used to remove speckles present in the ultrasound carotid image and the morphological techniques can be used in segmentation algorithm with the aid of Aphelion Dev software. The resulting image has been implemented in Virtex which provides minimum hardware resources and low power consumption and is desirable for real time medical applications and analysis.