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Fetal brain segmentation is an important first step for slice-level motion correction and slice-to-volume reconstruction in fetal MRI. Fast and accurate segmentation of the fetal brain on fetal MRI is required to achieve real-time fetal…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-05-05 Razieh Faghihpirayesh , Davood Karimi , Deniz Erdogmus , Ali Gholipour

The quality of fetal ultrasound screening scans directly influences the precision of biometric measurements. However, acquiring high-quality scans is labor-intensive and highly relies on the operator's skills. Considering the low…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-03-05 Manxi Lin , Aasa Feragen , Kamil Mikolaj , Zahra Bashir , Martin Grønnebæk Tolsgaard , Anders Nymark Christensen

Prenatal screening with ultrasound can lower neonatal mortality significantly for selected cardiac abnormalities. However, the need for human expertise, coupled with the high volume of screening cases, limits the practically achievable…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-08-19 Jeremy Tan , Anselm Au , Qingjie Meng , Sandy FinesilverSmith , John Simpson , Daniel Rueckert , Reza Razavi , Thomas Day , David Lloyd , Bernhard Kainz

Automatic fetal brain tissue segmentation can enhance the quantitative assessment of brain development at this critical stage. Deep learning methods represent the state of the art in medical image segmentation and have also achieved…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-01-05 Davood Karimi , Caitlin K. Rollins , Clemente Velasco-Annis , Abdelhakim Ouaalam , Ali Gholipour

Multiple studies have demonstrated that obtaining standardized fetal brain biometry from mid-trimester ultrasonography (USG) examination is key for the reliable assessment of fetal neurodevelopment and the screening of central nervous…

Developing innovative informatics approaches aimed to enhance fetal monitoring is a burgeoning field of study in reproductive medicine. Several reviews have been conducted regarding Artificial intelligence (AI) techniques to improve…

Traditionally, ultrasound skill assessment has relied on expert supervision and feedback, a process known for its subjectivity and time-intensive nature. Previous works on quantitative and automated skill assessment have predominantly…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-01-01 Yipei Wang , Qianye Yang , Lior Drukker , Aris T. Papageorghiou , Yipeng Hu , J. Alison Noble

Segmentation and spatial alignment of ultrasound (US) imaging data acquired in the in first trimester are crucial for monitoring human embryonic growth and development throughout this crucial period of life. Current approaches are either…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-08-29 W. A. P. Bastiaansen , M. Rousian , R. P. M. Steegers-Theunissen , W. J. Niessen , A. H. J. Koning , S. Klein

Automated fetal head segmentation in ultrasound images is critical for accurate biometric measurements in prenatal care. While existing deep learning approaches have achieved a reasonable performance, they struggle with issues like low…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Ammar Bhilwarawala , Mainak Bandyopadhyay

Bias in medical AI is often framed as a problem of representation. However, in image-based tasks such as fetal ultrasound, performance disparities can arise even when representation is adequate, because predictive accuracy depends strongly…

The number of fetal-neonatal death in Indonesia is still high compared to developed countries. This is caused by the absence of maternal monitoring during pregnancy. This paper presents an automated measurement for fetal head circumference…

Quantitative Methods · Quantitative Biology 2019-11-15 Kezia Irene , Aditya Yudha P. , Harlan Haidi , Nurul Faza , Winston Chandra

Brain development involves a sequence of structural changes from early stages of the embryo until several months after birth. Currently, ultrasound is the established technique for screening due to its ability to acquire dynamic images in…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-26 Mariano Cabezas , Yago Diez , Clara Martinez-Diago , Anna Maroto

Fetal gestational age (GA) is vital clinical information that is estimated during pregnancy in order to assess fetal growth. This is usually performed by measuring the crown-rump-length (CRL) on an ultrasound image in the Dating scan which…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-02-18 Sevim Cengiz , Ibraheem Hamdi , Mohammad Yaqub

Monitoring maternal and fetal health during pregnancy is crucial for preventing adverse outcomes. While tests such as ultrasound scans offer high accuracy, they can be costly and inconvenient. Telehealth and more accessible body shape…

In the childbirth process, traditional methods involve invasive vaginal examinations, but research has shown that these methods are both subjective and inaccurate. Ultrasound-assisted diagnosis offers an objective yet effective way to…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-06-05 Zunhui Xia , Hongxing Li , Libin Lan

Maternal-fetal Ultrasound is the primary modality for monitoring fetal development, yet automated segmentation remains challenging due to the scarcity of high-quality annotations. To address this limitation, we propose a semi-supervised…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-09-09 Fangyijie Wang , Guénolé Silvestre , Kathleen M. Curran

Purpose: Ultrasound is the most commonly used medical imaging modality for diagnosis and screening in clinical practice. Due to its safety profile, noninvasive nature and portability, ultrasound is the primary imaging modality for fetal…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-01-19 Sonit Singh , Gordon Stevenson , Brendan Mein , Alec Welsh , Arcot Sowmya

Deep-learning (DL) algorithms are becoming the standard for processing ultrasound (US) fetal images. Despite a large number of survey papers already present in this field, most of them are focusing on a broader area of medical-image…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-08 Maria Chiara Fiorentino , Francesca Pia Villani , Mariachiara Di Cosmo , Emanuele Frontoni , Sara Moccia

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common congenital abnormality associated with birth defects in the United States. Despite training efforts and substantial advancement in ultrasound technology over the past years, CHD remains an…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-24 Ken C. L. Wong , Elena S. Sinkovskaya , Alfred Z. Abuhamad , Tanveer Syeda-Mahmood

Accurate segmentation of fetal brain magnetic resonance images is crucial for analyzing fetal brain development and detecting potential neurodevelopmental abnormalities. Traditional deep learning-based automatic segmentation, although…