Application of artificial intelligence in VSD prenatal diagnosis from fetal heart ultrasound images.

Journal: BMC pregnancy and childbirth
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Developing a combined artificial intelligence (AI) and ultrasound imaging to provide an accurate, objective, and efficient adjunctive diagnostic approach for fetal heart ventricular septal defects (VSD).

Authors

  • Furong Li
    School of Information Science & Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China.
  • Ping Li
    Department of Gastroenterology, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
  • Zhonghua Liu
    The National and Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Animal Peptide Drug Development, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: Liuzh@hunnu.edu.cn.
  • Shunlan Liu
    Department of Ultrasonics, Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, China.
  • Pan Zeng
    College of Medicine, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China.
  • Haisheng Song
    College of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China.
  • Peizhong Liu
    College of Engineering, Huaqiao University, No. 269, Chenghua North Road, Quanzhou, 362021, Fujian, China. pzliu@hqu.edu.cn.
  • Guorong Lyu
    Department of Ultrasound, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou 362000, China.