Methods for super-resolution ultrasound imaging of microvessels
US11589840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 30, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 2, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T2207/30104
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for super-resolution ultrasound imaging of microvessels in a subject are described. Ultrasound data are acquired from a region-of-interest in a subject who has been administered a microbubble contrast agent. The ultrasound data are acquired while the microbubbles are moving through, or otherwise present in, the region-of-interest. The region-of-interest may include, for instance, microvessels or other microvascuiature in the subject. By isolating, localizing, tracking, and accumulating the microbubbles in the ultrasound data, super-resolution images of the microvessels can be generated.
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