Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 5 , Pages 1562-1568 , November 2009

Automated assessment of ovarian follicles using a novel three-dimensional ultrasound software

  • Todd D. Deutch, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Todd Deutch, M.D., 3009 North Ballas Road, Suite 258C, Saint Louis, MO 63131 (FAX: 847-662-3001).
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  • Iris Joergner

      Affiliations

    • GE Medical Systems/Kretz Ultrasound, Waukesha, Wisconsin
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  • David O. Matson, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and Public Health, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
    • College of Health Sciences, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
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  • Sergio Oehninger, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
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  • Silvina Bocca, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Jones Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia
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  • Dieter Hoenigmann, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Advanced Computer Vision GmbH, Vienna, Austria
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  • Alfred Abuhamad, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, Virginia

Received 11 April 2008 ,Revised 5 August 2008 ,Accepted 20 August 2008.

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 T.D.D. is a consultant for GE Medical Systems. I.J. is employed by GE Medical Systems/Kretz Ultrasound. D.O.M. has nothing to disclose. S.O. has nothing to disclose. S.B. has nothing to disclose. D.H. has nothing to disclose. A.A. GE has provided ultrasound equipment and software to Eastern Virginia Medical School, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Some of this equipment and software was used in this study. Eastern Virginia Medical School also has a licensing agreement with GE for Sono-VCAD.

PII: S0015-0282(08)03731-X

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.102

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 92, Issue 5 , Pages 1562-1568 , November 2009

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