Analysis of semi-automated method for femur length measurement from foetal ultrasound

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 417-425

  Rahmatullah, B ^a   Besar, R ^a  

^a MULTIMEDIA UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Automated method; Extraction; Femur length; Segmentation; Threshold; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED METHOD; FEMUR LENGTH; SEGMENTATION; THRESHOLD; ULTRASOUND;

ACOUSTIC WAVES; ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; ULTRASONICS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BONE DEVELOPMENT; COMPUTER SYSTEM; FEMUR; FETUS; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS MONITORING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; ULTRASOUND;

ALGORITHMS; FEMALE; FEMUR; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 68649107352     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900802451232     Document Type: Article

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