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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 1998
Filed:
Oct. 14, 1996
Ray Steven Spratt, San Jose, CA (US);
Diasonics Ultrasound Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for automatically measuring the circumference of a first region enclosed in a second region internal to a living organism, wherein the first and second regions consist of different cellular matter. One embodiment of the present invention includes generating a point inside an interior of the first region. A set of radial vectors are then generated, which emanate from the point in the interior of the first region. A path is then selected which intersects the set of radial vectors. The path is selected by identifying a distinguishable ultrasonic measurement along the respective radial vectors. A length of the selected path is then measured to generate the circumference of the first region.