Public database for validation of follicle detection algorithms on 3D ultrasound images of ovaries.

•Publishing of the USOVA3D public database of annotated 3D ovarian ultrasound images.•Ovaries and follicles annotated by two gynaecologists.•Design of a verification protocol for unbiased assessment of detection algorithms.•Introduction of two advanced algorithms for follicle and ovary detection.•Inter-rater variability and baseline performance assessed on this database.