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Abstract

Monitoring of fetal brain growth during the pregnancy period is essential to have a healthy fetus. Fetal brain volume is a #biomarker to identify any deformity in the fetal brain. In this paper we propose a method to estimate the fetal brain volume by manually segmenting the MRI of human fetus.The human fetus undergoes rapid changes in every #gestational week (GW). The fetus is to be monitored by an obstetrician for its healthy growth. An important organ that is to be monitored is the fetal brain. Fetal brain starts developing from the 3rd GW and continue to grow in its shape and structure [1]. Some of the abnormalities that may occur in the central nervous system (CNS) in the early stages are #encephalocele, anencephaly, hydrocephalus and #microcephaly [2]. To understand the pathology and structure of the fetus, non-invasive imaging techniques such as ultrasound (US) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are used. MRI is more suitable to image soft tissues such as brain and also gives a high contrast image. Identification of brain #abnormalities helps to make informed decisions like termination of pregnancy (TOP) or in utero fetal death (IUFD) [3].

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Estimation of Fetal Brain Volume from MRI of Human Fetus by Somasundaram K in BJSTR