UK laboratory improves ultrasound technology
5 Dec 2012
A two-year project has delivered what one company claims to be ’the most advanced ultrasound images ever seen’.
Sense My Baby’s founder, Dr. Lissette Torres-Cabrera, pioneered the technology after having experienced complications during the pregnancy of her first child three years ago.
“The most amazing aspect of our CEIP (Corrective Enhancement Imagery Program) is that the mother doesn’t require a special scan, any regular 3/4D scan is all that’s needed,” she said.
“The system is able to re-engineer existing imagery to create an ultra-clear image, allowing you ’for the first time’ to see your unborn baby from within the womb with remarkable detail. It’s the closest thing to seeing your baby before birth.”
Using ’structural’ information from the original image, data characteristics are analysed and the system is able to differentiate between the degraded image area and that of a higher resolution - the latter being the area that is isolated and then captured.
These images are then individually enhanced using CEIP, before being re-engineered to create a layering effect - where required the orientation of the image is changed to facilitate the reconstruction.
The new technology is due for commercial release in the next few weeks.
