Elastographic imaging of in vivo soft tissue
US7166075B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S7/52046
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Elastographic images provide visualization in two or three dimensions of RF ablation lesions to guide in the ablation process. Compression may be applied using the RF probe. A similar technique may be applied to in vivo imaging of soft tissue without ablation.
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