Methods and apparatus for automated measuring of the interventricular septum thickness
US8715183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 29, 2010 |
| Grant date | May 6, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 11, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30048
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for automatically measuring interventricular septum thickness is provided. The method in one embodiment comprises acquiring a series of ultrasound images of a heart, acquiring a septum mask by applying a septum segmentation algorithm on the series of ultrasound images, localizing a mitral valve tip using a valve tip localization algorithm and calculating the thickness of the interventricular septum using an interventricular septum thickness algorithm. The interventricular septum thickness algorithm uses the septum mask and the localized mitral valve tip as inputs.
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