CPC A61B 8/0858 (2013.01) [A61B 8/4227 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 5/0013 (2013.01); A61B 5/4519 (2013.01); A61B 5/4523 (2013.01); A61B 5/681 (2013.01); A61B 8/4461 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. An electronic device that determines a fascicle length and returns advice to a user, comprising:
at least one non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and
at least one processing unit that executes the instructions to:
process an ultrasound scan image to generate a processed image in order to simplify distinguishing a target muscle tissue in the processed image, wherein the processing of the ultrasound scan image comprises:
introducing noise;
thresholding;
removing a first element;
joining second elements that are larger than the first element; and
cropping the ultrasound scan image to focus on the target muscle tissue;
distinguish the target muscle tissue in the processed image;
use the processed image to determine the fascicle length of the target muscle tissue, thereby providing a determined fascicle length;
determine whether the determined fascicle length is less than or greater than a desired fascicle length; and
return the advice to the user based on the fascicle length being less than or greater than the desired fascicle length;
wherein the advice is related to increasing or decreasing the fascicle length to become more like the desired fascicle length.
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