Application of snake model imaging selection and analysis to the ultrasound diagnosis of white matter damage in preterm infants.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 20% to 30% of preterm infants may develop white matter injury. Early detection of brain injury is of great significance for clinical practice. The snake model is a boundary detection technology used in image processing and computer vision. It automatically locates the closed boundaries of objects in the image by simulating the behavior of elastic snakes. The quantitative ultrasound segmentation technique using the snake model can improve the accuracy of the diagnosis of early white matter injury.

Methods

In this retrospective single-center study, cranial ultrasound scans from 60 preterm infants with clinically confirmed WMD and 40 healthy controls were analyzed. Five regions of interest (ROIs) around key brain structures were automatically delineated

SUBMITTER: He X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12482655 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature