Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1993-12-29
1994-11-01
Jaworski, Francis
Surgery
Truss
Pad
A61B 500
Patent
active
053600061
ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for automatically determining quantitative characteristics of organ images, especially echocardiographic images. A diagnostic image is obtained and then a center point for the approximately curvilinear bounded organ is determined by repeatedly filtering the image with a set of circular arc filters until a maximum value for the filter set is obtained, whereupon parameters of cardiac wall motion, wall thickness and area change fraction may be determined to detect ischemic or other organ abnormality.
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Geiser Edward A.
Gibby Gordon L.
Wilson David C.
Jaworski Francis
University of Florida Research Foundation Inc.
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