| Title | Semiautomated ultrasonographic measurement of fetal nuchal translucency using a computer software tool |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| 1998 |
| Authors | Bernardino, F, Cardoso, R, Montenegro, N, Bernardes, J, Marques de Sá, J |
| Journal | Ultrasound in Medicine and BiologyUltrasound Med. Biol. |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 1Exeter, United Kingdom |
| Pagination | 51 - 54 |
| Date Published | 1998/// |
| 03015629 (ISSN) |
| article, cervical spine, chromosome aberration, Chromosome Aberrations, Chromosome Disorders, Computer aided diagnosis, computer program, Computer software, computer system, Female, Fetal monitoring, Fetal nuchal translucency, fetus echography, first trimester pregnancy, Humans, Image analysis, Image Processing, Computer-Assisted, Image thresholding, Medical imaging, Neck, observer variation, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Trimester, First, priority journal, reproducibility, Reproducibility of Results, Software, Software package NUCA, Thickness measurement, Ultrasonic imaging, Ultrasonography, Prenatal, ultrasound |
| Nuchal translucency (NT) thickness measurement has been recently proposed as a part of routine ultrasound scanning during the late first trimester of pregnancy, for the early screening of chromosomal abnormalities. Manual determination of NT is currently performed using electronic callipers placed by the operator in the middle of two echogenic fines displayed on the screen. Therefore, intraobserver and interobserver repeatability can be questioned. This paper presents a software tool that has been developed for achieving this goal in a semiautomatic way, improving the reproducibility of the method.Nuchal translucency (NT) thickness measurement has been recently proposed as a part of routine ultrasound scanning during the late first trimester of pregnancy, for the early screening of chromosomal abnormalities. Manual determination of NT is currently performed using electronic callipers placed by the operator in the middle of two echogenic lines displayed on the screen. Therefore, intraobserver and interobserver repeatability can be questioned. This paper presents a software tool that has been developed for achieving this goal in a semiautomatic way, improving the reproducibility of the method.
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