CA2068740A1 - Method and apparatus for measurement and imaging of tissue compressibility or compliance - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for measurement and imaging of tissue compressibility or compliance

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CA2068740A1
CA2068740A1 CA002068740A CA2068740A CA2068740A1 CA 2068740 A1 CA2068740 A1 CA 2068740A1 CA 002068740 A CA002068740 A CA 002068740A CA 2068740 A CA2068740 A CA 2068740A CA 2068740 A1 CA2068740 A1 CA 2068740A1
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Jonathan Ophir
Youseph Yazdi
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    • G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
    • G01S15/8934—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a dynamic transducer configuration
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    • G01S7/52023—Details of receivers
    • G01S7/52036—Details of receivers using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation
    • G01S7/52042—Details of receivers using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation determining elastic properties of the propagation medium or of the reflective target
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Abstract

An improved ultrasonic pulse-echo method and apparatus that has particular application in making precision measurements of compressibility in any backscattering material, in particular organic tissue, is disclosed. The method employs a standard transducer or transducer containing device which is translated transaxially, thereby compressing or displacing a proximal region of a target body in small known increments. At each increment, a pulse is emitted and an echo sequence (A-line) is detected from regions within the target along the sonic travel path or beam of the transducer. Resulting time shifts in echo segments corresponding to features in the target provide relative and quantitative information concerning compressibility of the target.
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US07/438,695 US5143070A (en) 1989-11-17 1989-11-17 Transaxial compression technique for sound velocity estimation
US07/535,312 US5107837A (en) 1989-11-17 1990-06-08 Method and apparatus for measurement and imaging of tissue compressibility or compliance
US535,312 1990-06-08
US438,695 1990-06-08
PCT/US1990/006736 WO1991007657A1 (en) 1989-11-17 1990-11-16 Method and apparatus for measurement and imaging of tissue compressibility or compliance

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