System and method for ultrasound scatterer characterization
US8915852B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B8/0833
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for characterizing ultrasound scatterers in a medium comprises receiving ultrasound data representing a region of interest comprising a plurality of scatterers in a medium, the plurality of scatterers including aggregates of the scatterers. The ultrasound data is modeled data using an effective medium theory combined with the structure factor model, the structure factor model defining the spatial organization and concentration of the aggregates. The modeled ultrasound data is compared to theoretical data obtained with the effective medium theory combined with the structure factor model. From the comparison, dimensional data of the aggregates of the scatterers and the volume concentration of scatterers in the medium is determined.
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