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Current ultrasound methods for recognition and motion-tracking of arterial walls are suited for image-based B-mode or M-mode scans but not adequately robust for single-line image-free scans. We introduce a time-warping-based technique to address this need. Its performance was validated through simulations and in-vivo trials on 21 subjects. The method recognized wall locations with 100 % precision for simulated frames (SNR > 10 dB). Clustering detections for multiple frames achieved sensitivity >98 %, while it was ∼90 % without clustering. The absence of arterial walls was predicted with 100 % specificity. In-vivo results corroborated the performance outcomes yielding a sensitivity ≥94 %, precision ≥98 %, and specificity ≥98 % using the clustering scheme. Further, excellent frame-to-frame tracking accuracy (absolute error <3 %, RMSE <2 μm) was demonstrated. Image-free measurements of peak arterial distension agreed with the image-based ones, within an error of 1.08 ± 3.65 % and RMSE of 38 μm. The method discerned the presence of arterial walls in A-mode frames, robustly localized, and tracked them even when they were proximal to hyperechoic regions or slow-moving tissue structures. Unification of delineation techniques with the proposed methods facilitates a complete image-free framework for measuring arterial dynamics and the development of reliable A-mode devices.

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