2017
DOI: 10.4236/ojog.2017.73035
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Automatic Detection and Measurement of Fetal Biparietal Diameter and Femur Length —Feasibility on a Portable Ultrasound Device

Abstract: An automatic method able to recognize a presented section through the biparietal plane of the fetal head and a section through the fetal femur in ultrasound images is developed. Once the correct anatomical section for measurement is identified by the machine, the placement of the measurement calipers is automatically determined by fitting an active contour model to the structure of interest. The fetal biparietal diameter (BPD) and femur length (FL) are then measured automatically. The validation data set conta… Show more

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“…To summarize, while biometric linear measurements of the fetal brain are an essential part of fetal development assessment, they are currently performed manually. While automatic methods for the computation of US-based biometric linear measurements are available, e.g., biparietal diameter [21,22], fetal head circumference [23] and femur length [21], no such methods are available for fetal MRI.…”
Section: Mid-sagittal Line (Msl) Computationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…To summarize, while biometric linear measurements of the fetal brain are an essential part of fetal development assessment, they are currently performed manually. While automatic methods for the computation of US-based biometric linear measurements are available, e.g., biparietal diameter [21,22], fetal head circumference [23] and femur length [21], no such methods are available for fetal MRI.…”
Section: Mid-sagittal Line (Msl) Computationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This device is aimed to be used by trained ultrasound operators and midwives trained, or undergoing training, in ultrasound in LMIC. As a follow-up of our prior work [22] [23] on automatizing BPD, FL and fetal abdominal measurements, the aim of this study is to develop a fully automatic method for detecting and measuring the fetal abdominal section in a B-mode ultrasound image, and for measuring the MAD or AC. The method is designed to be run on a low cost, easy-to-use portable ultrasound machine suited for use in LMIC.…”
Section: Esmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There is extensive work on segmentation of anatomical structures in standard US planes, specifically those concerning second and third trimester screening [19]. These techniques can support automated fetal biometry, including measurements on the head [24,13,16,23,15,4], femur [15,12], and abdominal section [14]. These methods, however, rely on prior knowledge of which measurement to perform on a given image.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A fully automated biometry system should both identify which standard plane is being imaged and whether it is of sufficient quality to perform the relevant measurements. Automatic image quality assessment has been investigated, including adequate magnification, symmetry and the visibility of relevant anatomical structures within the image [17,15]. Such methods together with classification of standard planes [1] can be used to extract appropriate planes for fetal biometry from US video or image collections [9].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%