Apparatus and method for imaging shear modulus within a body
US8128564B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 4, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 6, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/8913
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for imaging a shear modulus within a body is disclosed. A method for imaging a shear modulus in accordance with the present invention includes generating an elastic wave inside an object to be measured; detecting the elastic wave ongoing inside the object to be measured; calculating a shear modulus of the inside of the object to be measured, based on a value obtained by differentiating the detected elastic wave one time; and imaging the inside of the object to be measured, based on the calculated shear modulus.
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