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Cavitation localization

US10575816B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 25, 2017
Grant dateMar 3, 2020
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Expiry dateMay 7, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG16H50/30
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Various approaches for detecting microbubble cavitation resulting from ultrasound waves transmitted from an ultrasound transducer include associating at least one time-domain reference signal with microbubble cavitation; causing the transducer to transmit one or more ultrasound pulse; acquiring, in the time domain, an echo signal from microbubbles in response to the transmitted ultrasound pulse(s); correlating at least a portion of the echo signal to at least a corresponding portion of the time-domain reference signal based on similarity therebetween; and detecting the microbubble cavitation based on the corresponding portion of the reference signal.

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