Method for determining a property of an object and associated device

US12193864B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale (INSERM) · FR
• Sorbonne Universite · FR
• UNIVERSITÉ PARIS CITÉ · FR
• CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE · FR
• ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE PHYSIQUE ET DE CHIMIE INDUSTRIELLES DE LA VILLE DE PARIS · FR
• ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE—HÔPITAUX DE PARIS (APHP) · FR

Inventors

• Jean Provost · New York, US
• Anikitos GAROFALAKIS · Paris, FR
• Mathieu Pernot · Paris, FR
• Mickael Tanter · Paris, FR
• Bertrand Tavitian · Paris, FR
• Thomas VIEL · Paris, FR

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 7, 2023
• Grant date: Jan 14, 2025
• Expiry date: Jun 7, 2043

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61N7/00
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for determining at least one property of an object, the method comprising a step of: a) obtaining first data relative to the object by an ultrasound imaging technique imaging the object at a frame rate superior to 300 Hz, characterized in that the method further comprises a step of: b) obtaining second data relative to the object by imaging the object with at least one of a X-ray and a γ-ray, and c) determining the at least one property of the object based on the first data and the second data.