Patent · US Expired

Diagnostic analysis of ultrasound data

US6984210B2 · kind B2 · utility

43Cited by

77References

32Claims

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Assignee

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute · US

Inventors

David Chambers · Livermore, US
Jeffrey E. Mast · Livermore, US
Stephen G. Azevedo · Livermore, US
Frank Wuebbeling · Billerbeck, DE
Frank Natterer · Munster, DE
Neb Duric · Bloomfield Hills, US
Peter Littrup · Novi, US
Earle Holsapple · Grosse Pointe Farms, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2002
Grant date	Jan 10, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 6, 2023

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B8/13
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus are provided for investigating tissue in which acoustic data are derived from scattering a plurality of pulsed spherical or cylindrical acoustic waves from a plurality of transmission elements through the tissue to a plurality of receiving elements. The acoustic data, which include a mix of reflected and transmitted acoustic waves, are received and digitized, and a representation of a portion of the tissue is generated from the digitized acoustic data.

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