Automated fetal spine detection in ultrasound images

Paresh Tolay; Pallavi Vajinepalli; Puranjoy Bhattacharya; Celine Firtion; Rajendra Singh Sisodia

doi:10.1117/12.811656

27 February 2009 Automated fetal spine detection in ultrasound images

Paresh Tolay, Pallavi Vajinepalli, Puranjoy Bhattacharya, Celine Firtion, Rajendra Singh Sisodia

Proceedings Volume 7260, Medical Imaging 2009: Computer-Aided Diagnosis; 72603O (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811656
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2009, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando Area), Florida, United States

Abstract

A novel method is proposed for the automatic detection of fetal spine in ultrasound images along with its orientation in this paper. This problem presents a variety of challenges, including robustness to speckle noise, variations in the visible shape of the spine due to orientation of the ultrasound probe with respect to the fetus and the lack of a proper edge enclosing the entire spine on account of its composition out of distinct vertebra. The proposed method improves robustness and accuracy by making use of two independent techniques to estimate the spine, and then detects the exact location using a cross-correlation approach. Experimental results show that the proposed method is promising for fetal spine detection.

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Paresh Tolay, Pallavi Vajinepalli, Puranjoy Bhattacharya, Celine Firtion, and Rajendra Singh Sisodia "Automated fetal spine detection in ultrasound images", Proc. SPIE 7260, Medical Imaging 2009: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 72603O (27 February 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811656

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