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Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) caused by prenatal alcohol exposure can result in a series of cranio-facial anomalies, and behavioral and neurocognitive problems. Current diagnosis of FAS is typically done by identifying a set of facial…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-09-14 Zeyu Fu , Jianbo Jiao , Michael Suttie , J. Alison Noble

The 3D ultrasound (US) entrance inspires a multitude of automated prenatal examinations. However, studies about the structuralized description of the whole fetus in 3D US are still rare. In this paper, we propose to estimate the 3D pose of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-03-05 Xin Yang , Wenlong Shi , Haoran Dou , Jikuan Qian , Yi Wang , Wufeng Xue , Shengli Li , Dong Ni , Pheng-Ann Heng

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is a condition in infants where the femoral head is incorrectly located in the hip joint. We propose a deep learning algorithm for segmenting key structures within ultrasound images, employing this…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-09 Andrew Stamper , Abhinav Singh , James McCouat , Irina Voiculescu

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…

Automatic segmentation of anatomical landmarks from ultrasound (US) plays an important role in the management of preterm neonates with a very low birth weight due to the increased risk of developing intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) or…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2019-12-19 Jeya Maria Jose V. , Rajeev Yasarla , Puyang Wang , Ilker Hacihaliloglu , Vishal M. Patel

Accurate standard plane (SP) localization is the fundamental step for prenatal ultrasound (US) diagnosis. Typically, dozens of US SPs are collected to determine the clinical diagnosis. 2D US has to perform scanning for each SP, which is…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-29 Xin Yang , Haoran Dou , Ruobing Huang , Wufeng Xue , Yuhao Huang , Jikuan Qian , Yuanji Zhang , Huanjia Luo , Huizhi Guo , Tianfu Wang , Yi Xiong , Dong Ni

Background and Objective: Biometric measurements of fetal head are important indicators for maternal and fetal health monitoring during pregnancy. 3D ultrasound (US) has unique advantages over 2D scan in covering the whole fetal head and…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-04-29 Xin Yang , Xu Wang , Yi Wang , Haoran Dou , Shengli Li , Huaxuan Wen , Yi Lin , Pheng-Ann Heng , Dong Ni

In optoacoustic (photoacoustic) tomography, several parameters related to tissue and detector features are needed for image formation, but they may not be known a priori. An autofocus (AF) algorithm is generally used to estimate these…

Medical Physics · Physics 2022-03-14 Ludwig Englert , Lucas Riobo , Christine Schonemann , Vasilis Ntziachristos , Juan Aguirre

Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging is a noninvasive tool for studying cerebral function. Many factors challenge activation detection, especially in low-signal scenarios that arise in the performance of high-level cognitive tasks. We…

Methodology · Statistics 2019-05-07 Israel Almodóvar-Rivera , Ranjan Maitra

The intrapartum ultrasound guideline established by ISUOG highlights the Angle of Progression (AoP) and Head Symphysis Distance (HSD) as pivotal metrics for assessing fetal head descent and predicting delivery outcomes. Accurate measurement…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-03-21 Jie Gan , Zhuonan Liang , Jianan Fan , Lisa Mcguire , Caterina Watson , Jacqueline Spurway , Jillian Clarke , Weidong Cai

The B-mode ultrasound based computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) has demonstrated its effectiveness for diagnosis of Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH) in infants. However, due to effect of speckle noise in ultrasound im-ages, it is still a…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-08-27 Tianxiang Huang , Jing Shi , Ge Jin , Juncheng Li , Jun Wang , Jun Du , Jun Shi

Executing multiple tasks simultaneously in medical image analysis, including segmentation, classification, detection, and regression, often introduces significant challenges regarding model generalizability and the optimization of shared…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2026-03-03 Hui Wan , Libin Lan

Multimodal 3D object detection based on deep neural networks has indeed made significant progress. However, it still faces challenges due to the misalignment of scale and spatial information between features extracted from 2D images and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-04-08 Bonan Ding , Jin Xie , Jing Nie , Jiale Cao

Ultrasound-based fetal biometric measurements, such as head circumference (HC) and biparietal diameter (BPD), are commonly used to evaluate the gestational age and diagnose fetal central nervous system (CNS) pathology. Since manual…

Medical Physics · Physics 2019-06-06 Hwa Pyung Kim , Sung Min Lee , Ja-Young Kwon , Yejin Park , Kang Cheol Kim , Jin Keun Seo

Localization of anatomical landmarks is essential for clinical diagnosis, treatment planning, and research. In this paper, we propose a novel deep network, named feature aggregation and refinement network (FARNet), for the automatic…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-11-02 Yueyuan Ao , Hong Wu

Approximately 10\% of newborns require assistance to initiate breathing at birth, and around 5\% need ventilation support. Fetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring plays a crucial role in assessing fetal well-being during prenatal care, enabling…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-09-26 Kjersti Engan , Neel Kanwal , Anita Yeconia , Ladislaus Blacy , Yuda Munyaw , Estomih Mduma , Hege Ersdal

Dense random sampling and surfacing of shapes encoded via implicit occupancy functions (OFs) are critical elements of many applications. Existing methods largely provide either one or the other of random sampling or mesh surfaces: ray…

Graphics · Computer Science 2026-05-06 Suzuran Takikawa , Leo Foord-Kelcey , Oliver Oxford , Nicholas Vining , Alla Sheffer

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

Accurate fetal brain tissue segmentation and biometric analysis are essential for studying brain development in utero. The FeTA Challenge 2024 advanced automated fetal brain MRI analysis by introducing biometry prediction as a new task…

Prenatal diagnosis of tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), two serious congenital heart defects, improves outcomes and can in some cases facilitate in utero interventions. In practice, however, the fetal…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2018-09-20 Rima Arnaout , Lara Curran , Erin Chinn , Yili Zhao , Anita Moon-Grady