UTILIZATION OF AN IMAGE ANALYSIS TECHNIQUE FOR AN ELASTOGRAPHIC IMAGE OF A UTERINE CERVIX IN ORDER TO EVALUATE THE CONDITION OF THE UTERINE CERVIX OF A PREGNANT WOMAN

摘要

The present invention relates to the utilization of an image analysis technique for an elastographic image of a uterine cervix in order to evaluate the condition of the uterine cervix of a pregnant woman. More particularly, the present invention relates to the utilization of an image analysis technique, which involves performing elastography on a uterine cervix to evaluate the condition of the uterine cervix of a pregnant woman, and analyzing the elastographic imaging data obtained by means of the elastography using an image analyzer, to thereby obtain objective numerical data on the condition of the uterine cervix and enabling the subjective judgment of an observer to be disregarded.