Automatic measurements of fetal long bones. A feasibility study.
We investigated whether it would be possible for a computer to propose values for measurements commonly obtained (femur and humerus) during obstetrical sonography. In this preliminary study, the images were scanned and analyzed off-line using morphological operators. The procedure described allowed us to measure the long bones and has a very high coefficient of correlation with measurements obtained by humans. Ideally, the whole procedure could probably be part of the computer instructions that are built into the machine.
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Department of Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-2675.
Jeanty
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Peters
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Parrish
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D000465:Algorithms; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005260:Female; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000196:embryology*; D005333:Fetus / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D011247:Pregnancy; D013382:Subtraction Technique; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal