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Method for estimating strain, strain ratios and displacements in a target body

US7779692B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 17, 2006
Grant dateAug 24, 2010
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Expiry dateMay 1, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B8/488
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention is directed toward a new method for estimating and imaging the spatial and temporal mechanical behavior of materials in responses to a mechanical stimulus. This method is designed to work in inherently noisy applications, such as the imaging of the time-dependent mechanical behavior of biological tissues in vivo and using a preferred hand-held configuration of scanning.

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