Methods and systems for estimating gestation age of a fetus
US8845539B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 16, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30044
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods, systems and computer program products for estimating the gestational age of a fetus are provided. According to one embodiment, the method generates a component image from a segmented ultrasound image of a fetal head. The component image includes one or more edges. The method then identifies a third ventricle within the component image. The method estimates a length of a bi-parietal diameter, based at least in part on the orientation of the third ventricle. Thereafter, the method estimates the gestational age of the fetus.
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