Fetus modeling method and image processing apparatus therefor
US8848994B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 30, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image processing apparatus includes: an image receiver which receives a predetermined image obtained by photographing a fetus; and a controller which detects a head region and a torso region of the fetus from the predetermined image, and which models a shape of the fetus by using at least one of a first contoured shape corresponding to the detected head region, a second contoured shape corresponding to the detected torso region, a first axis that is the central axis of the detected head region, and a second axis that is the central axis of the detected torso region, to model the fetus so that biometric data of the fetus can be easily measured.
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