| 发明名称 |
METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MEASURING TISSUE STIFFNESS CHANGES USING ULTRASOUND ELASTICITY IMAGING |
| 摘要 |
A method of evaluating tissue stiffness of a target area includes positioning an ultrasound elasticity imaging apparatus adjacent a surface of an area of tissue where the target area is located and applying a dynamic range of force to the tissue. A plurality of ultrasound beams can be directed at the tissue and a plurality of ultrasound echoes can be acquired from the strained tissue in the target area to calculate an amount of developed strain within the target area. |
| 申请公布号 |
US2017100099(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2017.04.13 |
| 申请号 |
US201615389036 |
申请日期 |
2016.12.22 |
| 申请人 |
University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education ;The Regents of the University of Michigan |
发明人 |
Kim Kang;Xu Jingping;Rubin Jonathan M. |
| 分类号 |
A61B8/08;G01N29/06;G01N29/07;A61B8/00 |
主分类号 |
A61B8/08 |
| 代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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| 主权项 |
1. A method of using an insert to normalize measurements of tissue obtained by an ultrasound transducer, the method comprising:
coupling an insert to an external surface of the ultrasound transducer; directing a plurality of ultrasound beams through the insert and into an area of tissue; acquiring a plurality of ultrasound echoes from the tissue and the insert; and normalizing a measurement of strain on the tissue based on speckle tracking data obtained from ultrasound echoes reflected by the insert. |
| 地址 |
Pittsburgh PA US |
