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. 2022 May;50(4):535-539.
doi: 10.1002/jcu.23193. Epub 2022 Mar 13.

Virtual segmentation of three-dimensional ultrasound images of morphological structures of an ex vivo ectopic pregnancy inside a fallopian tube

Rafael Peters  1 , Pedro Teixeira Castro  2 , Ana Paula Pinho Matos  2 , Gerson Ribeiro  2 , Jorge Lopes Dos Santos  2 , Edward Araujo Júnior  3   4 , Heron Werner  2
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Virtual segmentation of three-dimensional ultrasound images of morphological structures of an ex vivo ectopic pregnancy inside a fallopian tube

Rafael Peters et al. J Clin Ultrasound. 2022 May.

Abstract

Ex vivo ultrasound (US) of human tissues has been used for decades on the study of the acoustic physical aspects of the US, to the study of the morphology of the organs. Using three-dimensional (3D) US, we demonstrate the possibilities to study surgical specimens from gynecological conditions. 3D images of the surgical specimen were collected and virtually segmented according to the contrast of its images, providing a 3D image of the ectopic pregnancy and its effects on the fallopian tube.

Keywords: ectopic pregnancy; ex vivo ultrasound; fallopian tube; three-dimensional ultrasound.

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