System and method for analyzing carpal tunnel using ultrasound imaging
US8795181B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/488
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method is provided for using dynamic ultrasonic imaging to analyze a subject's carpal tunnel and generate risk factors indicative of the health of the subject's subsynovial connective tissue and the subject's risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome. The system and method uses speckle imaging techniques to track dynamic structures within the carpal tunnel and statistical analysis techniques to compare the properties of these dynamic structures of the subject to those of normal subjects and subjects having carpal tunnel syndrome.
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