Heart Position Estimation based on Bone Distribution toward Autonomous Robotic Fetal Ultrasonography
Yuuki Shida,Ryosuke Tsumura,Takabumi Watanabe,Hiroyasu Iwata,Yuuki Shida,Ryosuke Tsumura,Takabumi Watanabe,Hiroyasu Iwata
Autonomous fetal ultrasonography with a robotic ultrasound (US) can potentially solve the issue of the shortage of ob-gyn physicians in prenatal care. In fetal cardiac diagnosis, acoustic shading derived from the fetal skeleton makes the scanning procedure using a robotic US cumbersome. We hypothesize that fetal bone distribution can be used for determining the fetal position and for subsequently ...
