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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7927278 | Split-screen display system and standardized methods for ultrasound image acquisition and multi-frame data processing A standardized acquisition methodology assists operators to accurately replicate high resolution B-mode ultrasound images obtained over several spaced-apart examinations utilizing a split-screen display in which the arterial ultrasound image from an earlier examinat... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7662100 | Ultrasonic diagnostic device An edge detector executes a process to extract a surface of an inner wall of a left ventricle from a binarized image output from a binarization circuit. A telediastolic edge memory stores an intracardial surface image at the end of ventricular diastole from among in... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7608043 | Optical and ultrasound probe for monitoring blood volume changes An apparatus and method to assess the compressibility, density, and hematocrit of blood including an optical ultrasound probe clipped onto tubing in which blood is flowing. The probe includes a combination of ultrasound transducers, a light emitting diode, and photo... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7570742 | Apparatus and method for imaging objects with wavefields This invention describes a method for increasing the speed of the parabolic marching method by about a factor of 256. This increase in speed can be used to accomplish a number of important objectives. Firstly, the speed can be used to collect data to form true 3-D i... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7527592 | Ultrasound probe sub-aperture processing A sub-aperture transceiver system for an ultrasound probe includes a signal processor, receive signal connections connecting the signal processor to a receive aperture comprising acoustic transceiver elements, and transmit signal connections coupled to a transmit ap... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527591 | Ultrasound probe distributed beamformer An ultrasound beamforming probe includes an array of transducer elements and a processing board that carries a signal processor. Receive signal connections, for a receive aperture formed from multiple transducer elements, are coupled to the first signal processor. A... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7527594 | Optical-acoustic imaging device The present invention is a guide wire imaging device for vascular or non-vascular imaging utilizing optic acoustical methods, which device has a profile of less than 1 mm in diameter. The ultrasound imaging device of the invention comprises a single mode optical fib... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7520856 | Image guided high intensity focused ultrasound device for therapy in obstetrics and gynecology A frame ensures that the alignment between a high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) transducer designed for vaginal use and a commercially available ultrasound image probe is maintained, so that the HIFU focus remains in the image plane during HIFU therapy. A wate... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7497828 | Ultrasonic medical device and associated method A medical system includes a carrier and a multiplicity of electromechanical transducers mounted to the carrier, the transducers being disposable in effective pressure-wave-transmitting contact with a patient. Energization componentry is operatively connected to a fi... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7457654 | Artifact reduction for volume acquisition Motion artifacts are reduced for three- or four-dimensional imaging with a mechanically rocked array by determining a position of a scan within a volume as a function of velocity. A represented position within a volume of a mechanically rocked scan is determined. Di... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7438685 | Apparatus and method for registration, guidance and targeting of external beam radiation therapy An improved system and method for optimizing the planning, registration, targeting, and delivery of conformal, external beam radiation therapy of prostate cancer and other soft-tissue diseases. Real-time ultrasound imaging during planning and treatment is used forlo... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425198 | Method and apparatus for automatic location of blood flow with Doppler ultrasound A method and apparatus for combining therapeutic pulsed or continuous-wave ultrasound with diagnostic pulsed ultrasound are described. In both a therapeutic mode and in a diagnostic mode, the ultrasound is administered from a single probe to a patient suffering from... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7419469 | Method and system for diagnostigraphic based interactions in diagnostic medical imaging An ideographical language framework is disclosed that is designed to enable the description and communication of a series of workflow steps. An ideogram is defined as a character or symbol representing an idea or thing without expressing the pronunciation of a parti... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7402136 | Efficient ultrasound system for two-dimensional C-scan imaging and related method thereof An ultrasound system and related method for forming 2D C-scan images and/or collecting 3D image data from 2D transducer arrays. The system including in part a 2D transducer array of elements, transmit voltage generation means for each element, a memory buffer with o... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7396332 | Transducer with multiple resonant frequencies for an imaging catheter A single transducer element that is capable of oscillation at a plurality of natural resonant frequencies may be used in an ultrasonic imaging catheter assembly including a catheter body configured to be inserted and guided through the vascular system of a living be... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393356 | Ultrasonic operation apparatus for detecting initial resonance frequency and for shifting to PLL operation In an ultrasonic operation apparatus according to the present invention, in order to detect the initial resonance frequency (Fro) promptly once a foot switch is pressed, under the control of a sweeping speed control circuit, the D/A converter D/A converts 8-bits of ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387612 | Floating probe for ultrasonic transducers The present invention relates to a device with an ultrasonic-based probe for drilling and coring. The invention uses ultrasonic and subsonic vibrations produced by a frequency compensation coupler or free mass to produce the hammering action of a partially disengage... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377900 | Endo-cavity focused ultrasound transducer An apparatus for delivering acoustic energy to a target site adjacent a body passage includes first and second elongate members, each carrying one or more transducer elements on their distal ends. The first and/or second elongate members include connectors for secur... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374537 | Performing ultrasound ranging in the presence of ultrasound interference A distance measuring system comprises first and second transducers, and an ultrasound ranging subsystem coupled to the first and second transducers for performing a plurality of distance measurements between the first and second transducers. The distance measurement... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7374538 | Methods, systems, and computer program products for ultrasound measurements using receive mode parallel processing A pushing pulse is delivered from an ultrasound transducer array having a plurality of elements to a target region within a medium to displace the target region to a displaced position. A tracking pulse is delivered from the ultrasound transducer array to the target... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7371219 | Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus operable in doppler mode An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes a probe, a controller, a processor, and an output unit. The probe is configured to perform an interleaving scan in Doppler groups of ultrasound beam directions so as to acquire first and second Doppler-mode image frames. Th... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371218 | Immersive portable ultrasound system and method A portable ultrasound system provides immersive viewing of images. A small, lightweight scope includes a transducer and a display. The display is adapted for viewing ultrasound images close to the eye of the user, such as within five inches or a couple feet of the e... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373197 | Methods and devices to expand applications of intraoperative radiation probes Labeling, such as with radio pharmaceuticals, fluorescence emitting compounds or other probe detectable materials, of diseased or malfunctioning candidate cells for subsequent treatment with a medicinal compound, the identification in situ of the candidate cells usi... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367944 | Method and system for monitoring ablation of tissues A method of monitoring heat damage to a tissue during a heat ablation procedure is disclosed. The method comprising: providing images of the tissue, extracting at least one parameter being indicative of a biological response to heat, and using the parameter(s) for d... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367945 | Ultrasound system An ultrasound system includes an ultrasound probe configured for sensing and transmitting ultrasound signals. The ultrasound system further includes an optical conduit configured for coupling a light source and an optical detector in an optical path. The optical con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367947 | Elevation beamwidth control for control for contrast imaging The present disclosure relates to contrast imaging. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to apparatus and methods for contrast imaging in which the elevation beamwidth is controlled to reduce image artifacts, which result from contrast agent being carri... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364554 | Apparatus for administering acoustic shock waves having a removable and replaceable component with a data storage medium A medical device is described, which comprises a basic device and at least one replaceable component connected therewith, said component having an item belonging to the device that is subjected to high wear or consumption. A storage medium is connected to the compon... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353056 | Optimized switching configurations for reconfigurable arrays of sensor elements The reconfigurable ultrasound array disclosed herein is one that allows groups of subelements to be connected together dynamically so that the shape of the resulting element can be made to match the shape of the wave front. This can lead to improved performance and/... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350522 | Scanning method for applying ultrasonic acoustic data to the human neural cortex A method for creating sensory experiences operates by scanning the acoustical signal across the human neural cortex to create the desired sensory perceptions. The acoustic signal is scanned in a predetermined pattern. The pattern is then modified to fill in spaces i... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351205 | Shallow angle needle guide apparatus and method A needle guide for use with an imaging instrument is disclosed. The needle guide is suitable for delivery of a needle at a shallow angle into a patient during imaging analysis. Thus, the needle guide is well suited to the controlled collection of biopsy tissue or ot... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347821 | Adaptive processing of contrast enhanced ultrasonic diagnostic images A method is described for automatically and accurately defining tissue borders within ultrasound imaging. A preferred embodiment described provides for accurately delineating endocardial and epicardial tissue borders during ultrasound imaging of the heart using cont... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344501 | Multi-layered transducer array and method for bonding and isolating Multiple layer elements for a transducer array are provided. Each element comprises two or more layers of transducer material. Various of the elements include one or more of: (1) multiple-layer, multiple-dimensional arrays where the layers are polymericly bonded tog... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7344509 | Shear mode therapeutic ultrasound A method of delivering ultrasound signals using shear waves includes applying a portion of at least a first ultrasound beam to a subject at at least a first incident angle relative to the surface of the subject to induce shear waves in the subject, energy in the she... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343190 | System and method for assessing fetal abnormality based on landmarks A method and system for assessing fetal abnormality based on landmarks. According to one embodiment, at least two coordinates are received for each of a plurality of points identifying a configuration of landmarks in a fetal image, and any of the received coordinate... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338448 | Method and apparatus for ultrasound compound imaging with combined fundamental and harmonic signals Certain embodiments include a system and method for improved compound imaging using a plurality of imaging modes. In an embodiment, a plurality of echo signals are received in response to a plurality of beams formed based on different imaging modes corresponding to ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338447 | Blood flow oxygen measurement system and method An apparatus for measuring physiologic tissues perfusion information including: a first device producing a first output indicative of blood flow of a patient; a second device producing a second output indicative of oxygen content of the blood; and a processor combin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338449 | Three dimensional locator for diagnostic ultrasound or medical imaging A location within a volume is determined from medical images. A region of interest or other location is examined from two different viewing directions. The user or processor indicates the region or point of interest in each of the different images. The desired point... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338452 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method An ultrasonic diagnostic system according to the present invention has an ultrasonic transducer mounted on a catheter, an instantaneous distortion value calculator which calculates an instantaneous distortion value at the location to be evaluated in the blood vessel... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338451 | Ultrasonic scatterer, ultrasonic imaging method and ultrasonic imaging apparatus The ultrasonic scatterer of the invention comprises gas-containing particles having an average particle size of 0.01 μm to 10 μm, the ultrasonic imaging method of the invention comprises transmitting an ultrasonic wave continuing for ten cycles or more; transmitti... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338446 | Method and apparatus for controlling power in an ultrasound system Methods and systems for controlling an ultrasound system are provided. The method includes receiving scanning information from an ultrasound system, with the scanning information including at least one of image information and spectral information. The method furthe... | 03/04/2008 |
