Automated prostate volume determination

This paper describes a method for automated determination of the prostate volume using ultrasonographic prostate images. This method uses cross-sections of the human prostate taken at a well-defined distance. In every image the contour of the prostate will be determined using edge detection techniques. After locating the prostate, the area of the prostate will be calculated for every Image and the volume can be determined by multiplying the summation of these areas by the distance between the cross-sections.