UK company, Sense My Baby Laboratories is about to launch a technology that can display any existing ultrasound image with great clarity.
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The company’s founder, Dr Lissette Torres-Cabrera, pioneered the technology after having experienced complications during the pregnancy of her first child three years ago. She informs, “The most amazing aspect of our Corrective Enhancement Imagery Program (CEIP) is that the mother doesn’t require a special scan, any regular 3/4D scan is all that’s needed. 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.
Leading industry experts are already showing an interest in the technology, claim the company’s sources. The new technology provides a game-changing advancement in ultrasound image recognition.
“We are rapidly changing the way that expectant parents see their children for the first time. This is a pivotal moment in the life of any parent and we’re delighted to be leading the industry in making it as memorable a moment as possible,” Torres-Cabrera concludes.
The technology is due to become commercially available within weeks.
EH News Bureau