Caterina Greco, Carlotta Avietti
Real-Time Ultrasound Segmentation of the Inferior Vena Cava: A Study on Software Reliability and Measurement Repeatability.
Rel. Luca Mesin, Piero Policastro. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Biomedica, 2025
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Abstract
The inferior vena cava ultrasound (IVC) is a non-invasive method used to estimate the patient’s volemic status and support in fluid therapy. A frequently adopted technique to assess fluid responsiveness is the passive leg raise (PLR) maneuver, which improves venous return through lower limbs. However, the reliability of ultrasound measurements depends on the operator’s experience, acquisition conditions, vein motion and non-uniform pulsatility. In this context, the aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability and repeatability of IVC ultrasound measurements performed using VIPER real-time segmentation software, which provides the diameter, caval index (CI), cardiac caval index (CCI) and respiratory caval index (RCI).
The analysis focused on evaluating intra and inter-operator variability between measurements obtained with and without real time feedback (RealTime vs NOF), and with the manual method compared to the semi-automatic approach without feedback (Manual VS NOF) for supine and PLR, so as to also compare the ability of the three methods to discriminate between the two conditions
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