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7569016 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
There are provided transmission means ( 1 ) for transmitting an ultrasonic signal from a surface of a skin of a subject toward a blood vessel ( 21 ) of the subject, reception means ( 3 ) for...
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7566304 |
Ultrasound diagnostic device
A small ultrasound diagnostic device is provided at a low cost that enables the appropriate control by a single power supply unit so as to give a predetermined transmission power to a driving...
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7563229 |
Method and apparatus for automatically measuring delay of tissue motion and deformation
System and method for automatically measuring the delay of tissue motion and deformation. For example, asynchrony may be measured between the left and right ventricles and within the left...
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7563228 |
Stereoscopic three or four dimensional ultrasound imaging
Medical diagnostic ultrasound stereo imaging is provided. A medical diagnostic ultrasound system operable to scan a body with ultrasound is also operable to generate a three dimensional...
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7559897 |
Electronic array probe for ultrasonic imaging
An electronic array probe for ultrasonic imaging includes an array of transmitting and/or receiving electroacoustic transducers arranged in concentric bands in which the transducers are tangent to...
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7558616 |
Guidance of invasive medical procedures using implantable tags
Apparatus for locating a tissue within a body of a subject includes an acoustic tag configured to be fixed to the tissue and adapted, responsive to acoustic waves incident thereon, to return...
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7556603 |
Ultrasonic cellular tissue screening system
A system for screening breast tissue is disclosed. The system comprises an ultrasound probe and a carrier adapted to support the ultrasound probe and to progressively move the probe over the breast...
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7555151 |
System and method for tracking anatomical structures in three dimensional images
A system and method for defining and tracking a deformable shape of a candidate anatomical structure wall in a three dimensional (3D) image is disclosed. The shape of the candidate anatomical...
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7549960 |
Implantable and insertable passive tags
Apparatus for determining the position of an object within a body of a subject includes at least one acoustic wave generator, adapted to direct a first acoustic wave toward the body at a first...
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7547284 |
Bilateral differential pulse method for measuring brain activity
A method of measuring human brain activity includes the steps of simultaneously measuring pulses at two locations on a human subject that each receives blood from a different carotid artery that...
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7547282 |
Ultrasonic monitor for measuring heart and pulse rates
The invention provides an ultrasonic monitor for measuring pulse rate values in a living subject, including a module with at least one source of ultrasonic energy, a gel pad comprised of a polymer...
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7544171 |
Methods for promoting nerve regeneration and neuronal growth and elongation
A method of enhancing the regeneration of injured nerves has the step of administering an effective exposure of pressure pulses or acoustic shock waves in a pulse or wave pattern to the zone of...
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7544166 |
Systems and methods for imaging with deployable imaging devices
The systems and methods described herein provide for a medical device insertable into the body of a living being having an imaging device with a layout that is adjustable from an undeployed layout,...
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7540846 |
Energy application with inflatable annular lens
Apparatus and methods for ablating tissue surrounding a tubular anatomical structure such as the wall of a blood vessel or prostatic tissue surrounding the urethra. The apparatus includes an...
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7542790 |
Apparatus and method for velocity estimation in synthetic aperture imaging
The invention relates to an apparatus for flow estimation using synthetic aperture imaging. The method uses a Synthetic Transmit Aperture, but unlike previous approaches a new frame is created...
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7540843 |
Diagnostics and treatment of sleep apnea
Methods of diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea by taking measurements from a subject suffering from sleep apnea are disclosed. The methods include modelling the air flow through the upper airway...
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7537572 |
Treatment or pre-treatment for radiation/chemical exposure
A method of treatment for a tissue organ or entire body of a patient prior to or after exposure to chemicals or radiation or both comprises the steps of activating an acoustic shock wave generator...
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7537566 |
Bone strength measuring instrument and method
A bone strength measuring instrument and method is provided for obtaining thickness values of cortical bone, cancellous bone and tissue in a human body part by applying an ultrasonic wave to a...
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7534210 |
Methods for adaptively varying gain during ultrasound agent quantification
Methods are provided for automatic setting of parameters for contrast agent quantification. Various processes may improve quantification. For example, for consistency in contrast agent...
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7536644 |
Method and system for facilitating selection of stored medical images
The preferred embodiments described herein provide a method and system for facilitating selection of stored medical images. In one preferred embodiment, a plurality of medical images are stored,...
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7534211 |
Modular apparatus for diagnostic ultrasound
A modular diagnostic ultrasound apparatus is provided comprising a core unit, system electronics and an I/O port. The core unit comprises a housing and a system electronics package within the...
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7530952 |
Capacitive ultrasonic transducers with isolation posts
A capacitive ultrasonic transducer is described which include one or more cells including a cavity defined by a membrane electrode supported spaced from a support electrode by insulating walls with...
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7530951 |
Method for generating a three-dimensional ultrasound image
In a method to generate a three-dimensional ultrasound image of a body region of a patient, spatially varying due to breathing motions, temporally successive B-images are generated with an...
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7524289 |
Resolution optical and ultrasound devices for imaging and treatment of body lumens
A rotationally vibrating imaging catheter and method of utilization has an array of ultrasound or optical transducers and an actuator along with signal processing, display, and power subsystems....
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7520855 |
Biological tissue elasticity measurement method and ultrasonographic device
An ultrasonographic apparatus includes: an ultrasonic probe 1 for transmitting/receiving an ultrasonic wave to/from a patient, means 2 for generating an ultrasonic transmission signal and...
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7517315 |
System and method for determining the proximity between a medical probe and a tissue surface
Methods and systems for determining a proximity between a medical probe (such as, e.g., the tip of the medical probe) having an ultrasound transducer and a tissue surface, is provided. The...
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7519206 |
Detection of features in images
An image processing technique which identifies pixels in images which are associated with features having a selected shape, such as but not exclusively step edge, roof, ridge or valley. The shape...
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7513870 |
Finite amplitude distortion-based inhomogeneous pulse echo ultrasonic imaging
A method and system for imaging a sample. The method includes the steps of generating an ultrasonic signal, directing the signal into a sample, which signal is distorted and contains a first order...
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7513873 |
Low-noise ultrasound method and beamformer system for doppler processing
An ultrasonic low-noise analog beamformer for Doppler acquisition achieves high sensitivity by translating the frequency of the ultrasound echoes to an intermediate frequency, which is well above...
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7510529 |
Ultrasound reconstruction unit
An ultrasound reconstruction unit is provided. In one embodiment, a receive aperture control engine for the unit adaptively determines a set of reconstruction signals based on at least a series of...
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7507213 |
Pressure pulse/shock wave therapy methods for organs
The method of stimulating an organ comprises the steps of providing an at least partially exposed or direct access portal to an organ, activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source to emit...
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7506546 |
Digital log amplifier for ultrasonic testing
The invention provides an ultrasonic object inspection system for measuring the physical properties of a test object which includes a pulse generator for sending an electrical pulse signal to a...
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7503226 |
Method of and apparatus for assessing the effect of a conduit section on flow characteristics of a first fluid
A method of assessing the effect of a conduit section ( 11 ) on flow characteristics of a first fluid in a first conduit system ( 1 ). A first fluid is caused to flow through the first conduit...
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7505809 |
Method and system for registering a first image with a second image relative to the body of a patient
A system including a first medical positioning system for detecting a first position and orientation of the body of a patient, a second medical positioning system for detecting a second position...
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7505614 |
Remote interpretation of medical images
A remote view station is communicatively coupled to an image server and receives a compressed version of source medical images. The remote view station uncompresses and displays the received...
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7497836 |
Germicidal method for treating or preventing sinusitis
The method of treatment for a nasal or sinus tissue exhibiting a sinusitis or rhinosinusitis disease or condition in a diagnosed patient is disclosed. The method has the steps of activating an...
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7497830 |
Three dimensional ultrasonic imaging using mechanical probes with beam scanning reversal
An ultrasonic probe for three dimensional scanning includes a one-dimensional array transducer which is mechanically swept back and forth. As the array transducer is swept in one direction the...
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7497835 |
Method of treatment for and prevention of periodontal disease
The method of treatment for a periodontal tissue exhibiting a periodontal disease or periodontal condition in a diagnosed patient is disclosed. The method has the steps of activating an acoustic...
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7497834 |
Germicidal method for eradicating or preventing the formation of biofilms
A method of treatment for a tissue organ or entire body of a patient prior to or after exposure to a biofilm infection comprises the steps of activating an acoustic shock wave generator or source...
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7494468 |
Ultrasonic medical device operating in a transverse mode
An ultrasonic medical device comprises an ultrasonic vibration generator that generates vibration along its longitudinal axis. The ultrasonic vibration is transmitted through an ultrasonic coupler...
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7494467 |
Medical system having multiple ultrasound transducers or an ultrasound transducer and an RF electrode
An ultrasound medical system includes an ultrasound transducer assembly having various combinations of ultrasound transducers having different-shaped ultrasound emitting surfaces and/or different...
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7491169 |
Ultrasonic apparatus and method to assess compartment syndrome
A process and apparatus for measuring pressure buildup in a body compartment that encases muscular tissue. The method includes assessing the body compartment configuration and identifying the...
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7491171 |
Method and system for treating acne and sebaceous glands
A method and system for ultrasound treatment of acne and sebaceous glands are provided. An exemplary method and system are configured for targeted treatment of sebaceous glands in various manners,...
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7484412 |
Ultrasound probe with multiple fluid chambers
An ultrasound probe includes a transducer ( 46 ) which is mechanically oscillated to sweep beams from the transducer over an image region of a subject. The transducer is located in a first...
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7485101 |
Multiple shockwave focal treatment apparatus with targeting positioning and locating apparatus
The present invention relates to a torso-positioning and target-locating apparatus using medical imaging apparatus for treating a living body or tissue with shockwaves originating from at least two...
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7481769 |
Ultrasonic diagnosing apparatus
An ultrasonic diagnosing apparatus capable of improving an SN ratio and emphatically displaying characteristic tissues by acquiring information unique to tissues such as organs, bones, etc. in a...
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7481768 |
Ultrasonograph
A probe 10 receives an echo signal, and the echo signal is stored in memory 18 . Operation desk 28 a has at least one readout-range setting device 34 for setting an echo signal...
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7477925 |
Erythema measuring device and method
An erythema meter includes a probe, a light source of one or more specific probing and reference wavelengths, and an acoustic detector which determines the level of erythema present in the dental...
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7473226 |
Ultrasonographic device and ultrasonographic method
In an ultrasonic imaging device having an image synthesizing unit, correlation between images to be synthesized is computed for balancing between an improvement in contrast resolution and an...
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7473224 |
Deployable ultrasound medical transducers
An ultrasound medical system includes a tube and resiliently flexible fingers. The tube has a distal end insertable into a patient and has a lumen with a distal opening. The fingers are extendable...
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