Fusion of 3D ultrasound images of the fetal murmur improves boundary definition and volume measurement
Fusion of 3D ultrasound images of the fetal murmur improves boundary definition and volume measurement
OBJECTIVE: To combine multiple 3D volumes of the same fetal femur into one composite image data set using image registration and wavelet-based fusion. Fused and single data sets were compared in terms of image quality and femur volume (FV) measurement repeatability.
METHOD: In healthy pregnant volunteers, six volumes of the same femur were acquired and fused into a composite data set. Image quality scores were given to the fused and single data sets by an independent assessor in a blinded fashion; repeatability of FV measurement was assessed using coefficients of variation (CV), intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and Bland-Altman plots.
RESULTS: Fusion was successful in 24 out of 25 cases. Median image quality score was 7/10 in fused data sets, compared to 6/10 in single data sets (p = 0.096). Repeatability of FV measurement was better in fused data sets (intraobserver CV 4.6% and ICC 0.987; interobserver CV 4.9%, ICC 0.985) compared to single ones (intraobserver CV 5.8%, ICC 0.977; interobserver CV 10.0%, ICC 0.931). The measured FV was significantly higher in fused data sets (mean FV 1.7 vs. 1.3 ml, p < 0.001).
CONCLUSION: Image registration and wavelet-based fusion can improve image quality and FV repeatability; it also results in an increased FV measurement.
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Yaqub, M.K.
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Ioannou, C.
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Javaid, M.K.
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Cooper, C.
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Papageorghiou, A.T.
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Noble, J.A.
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October 2013
Yaqub, M.K.
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Ioannou, C.
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Javaid, M.K.
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Cooper, C.
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Papageorghiou, A.T.
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Noble, J.A.
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Yaqub, M.K., Ioannou, C., Javaid, M.K., Cooper, C., Papageorghiou, A.T. and Noble, J.A.
(2013)
Fusion of 3D ultrasound images of the fetal murmur improves boundary definition and volume measurement.
Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy, 34 (3), .
(doi:10.1159/000354342).
(PMID:24051348)
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To combine multiple 3D volumes of the same fetal femur into one composite image data set using image registration and wavelet-based fusion. Fused and single data sets were compared in terms of image quality and femur volume (FV) measurement repeatability.
METHOD: In healthy pregnant volunteers, six volumes of the same femur were acquired and fused into a composite data set. Image quality scores were given to the fused and single data sets by an independent assessor in a blinded fashion; repeatability of FV measurement was assessed using coefficients of variation (CV), intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) and Bland-Altman plots.
RESULTS: Fusion was successful in 24 out of 25 cases. Median image quality score was 7/10 in fused data sets, compared to 6/10 in single data sets (p = 0.096). Repeatability of FV measurement was better in fused data sets (intraobserver CV 4.6% and ICC 0.987; interobserver CV 4.9%, ICC 0.985) compared to single ones (intraobserver CV 5.8%, ICC 0.977; interobserver CV 10.0%, ICC 0.931). The measured FV was significantly higher in fused data sets (mean FV 1.7 vs. 1.3 ml, p < 0.001).
CONCLUSION: Image registration and wavelet-based fusion can improve image quality and FV repeatability; it also results in an increased FV measurement.
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