Interactive automatic fetal head measurements from ultrasound images using multimedia computer technology

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 665-673

  Pathak, Sayan Dev ^a   Chalana, Vikram ^b   Kim, Yongmin ^b  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Active contour models; Fetal growth and development; Fetal ultrasound; Image processing and analysis; Multimedia system

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS;

BIPARIETAL DIAMETER; FETAL GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE; MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CEPHALOMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FETUS GROWTH; IMAGE PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; CEPHALOMETRY; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HEAD; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0030825416     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-5629(97)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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