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Method of measuring blood perfusion

US4228805A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 1978
Grant dateOct 21, 1980
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Expiry dateNov 8, 1998

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61N5/02
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of measuring fluid perfusion of tissue by irradiating the tissue with microwave energy of a predetermined rate, amplitude and frequency to uniformly heat a given volume of said tissue, interrupting the irradiation and measuring the rate of temperature decay of said given volume of tissue as a measure of fluid perfusion of the given volume of tissue.

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