| abstract |
Some embodiments of the invention provide a cervical, fetal-membrane, and amniotic examination and assessment device for use with a computer and a method for examining a cervix with the device. The device can include a probe with a camera and a reference laser system, a cable coupling the probe to the computer, and a device program executable by the computer. One method includes positioning a laser to illuminate a reference dot on a target area of the cervix, calculating a distance between the probe and the cervix using the reference laser system, capturing images of the target area at a desired distance using the camera, identifying features of the cervix, and measuring and quantifying boundaries of the features using the desired distance and an area of the reference dot in the images. |