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3D ultrasound-based instrument for non-invasive measurement of amniotic fluid volume

  • US 7,744,534 B2
  • Filed: 02/24/2006
  • Issued: 06/29/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method to determine amniotic fluid volume, the method comprising:

  • positioning an ultrasound transceiver to probe at least a portion of a uterus of a patient, the transceiver configured to obtain a plurality of scanlines;

    enhancing the images of the amniotic fluid regions in the scanline plurality with a plurality of algorithms;

    registering the plurality of scanlines;

    associating the registered scan lines into a composite array, anddetermining the amniotic fluid volume of the amniotic fluid regions within the composite array.

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