Determining mechanical properties via ultrasound-induced resonance

WF Walker, FS Corey, A Homyk, T Higgins… - US Patent …, 2017 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A device for estimating a mechanical property of a sample is disclosed
herein. The device may include a chamber configured to hold the sample; a transmitter …

Viscoelasticity measurement using amplitude-phase modulated ultrasound wave

C Maleke, L Fan, KM Sekins, R Lazebnik… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
Shear modulus characteristics of a tissue sample may be measured with a rheometer. A
rheometer is a mechanical device capable of Subjecting a sample to either a dynamic (eg …

Elastography using ultrasound imaging of a thin volume

A Baghani, H Eskandari, RN Rohling… - US Patent …, 2020 - Google Patents
The embodiments described herein relate generally to an elastography method and system
for obtaining ultrasound images of an excited tissue over a certain time period, then …

System and method for non-contact ultrasound with enhanced safety

CM Wynn, RW Haupt - US Patent 10,602,931, 2020 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A system and method for noncontact ultrasound imagery capable of
generating images in a manner that is safer for eyes and skin is provided. A photoacoustic …

Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus

M Tabaru, T Azuma, H Yoshikawa… - US Patent 9,439,620, 2016 - Google Patents
US9439620B2 - Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus - Google Patents US9439620B2 - Ultrasound
diagnosis apparatus - Google Patents Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus Download PDF Info …

Device system and method for generating additive radiation forces with sound waves

G Cloutier, ARH Henni, CR Schmitt… - US Patent App. 13 …, 2013 - Google Patents
US20130058195A1 - Device system and method for generating additive radiation forces with
sound waves - Google Patents US20130058195A1 - Device system and method for generating …

Application of image-based dynamic ultrasound spectrography (IDUS) in detection and localization of breast microcalcifcation

E Rambod, Y Itzchak, A Shamiss, D Weihs - US Patent 8,376,947, 2013 - Google Patents
A method for the detection and localization of breast microcalcification through a precise
method of ultrasound impacting and ultrasound frequency wave detection which will enable …

Nodule screening using ultrasound elastography

Y Kim, M Dighe, S Luo, J Kim, EH Kim - US Patent 8,366,619, 2013 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A medical device is configured to diagnose whether a nodule of a bodily
organ is malignant or benign using ultrasound elastography to determine a nodule stiffness …

Reverberant shear wave field estimation of body properties

K Parker - US Patent 12,029,525, 2024 - Google Patents
A reverberant shear wave field in an object such as a patient's body or organ causes
deformations in one or more selected directions measured with an imaging modality such as …

Determining mechanical properties via ultrasound-induced resonance

WF Walker, FS Corey, A Homyk, T Higgins… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
A device for estimating a mechanical property of a sample is disclosed herein. The device
may include a chamber configured to hold the sample; a transmitter configured to transmit a …