Compounding of ultrasound B-scans of a trans-femoral residual limb using a genetic algorithm

Abstract

Ultrasound may be used for imaging the trans-femoral residual limb in order to provide information for the improvement of prosthetic socket design. Compounding of several ultrasound B-scans is required for obtaining transverse images of the residual limb. In this paper, a method is presented by which a genetic algorithm is used to match B-scans taken in a horizontal plane around the residual limb for image compounding in order to reduce the effects of patient motion during scanning. ©2003 Copyright SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering.