ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD TO DETERMINE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF A TARGET REGION

摘要

An ultrasound system that is configured to determine whether adipose tissue of a patient received therapy at a treatment location. The system includes an ultrasound probe and a shear-wave-generating module to control the probe to provide a shear-wave beam that is configured to generate a shear wave at a first site within the patient. The shear wave is configured to propagate through the treatment location toward a second site within the patient. The system also includes a tracking module to control the probe to track the shear wave at the second site within the patient to determine if the treatment location received the therapy.