Method of examining an object by means of elastography
US7025253B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 26, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/708
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In a method of elastography, diagnostic performance is improved in that the variation in time of the excursion whereby a region responds to excitation by mechanical oscillations is analyzed and the non-linear distortions are measured. Such non-linear distortions are a measure of the non-linear elastic properties of the region and constitute a diagnostically relevant item of information.
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