Medical ultrasound: imaging of soft tissue strain and elasticity
PNT Wells, HD Liang - Journal of the Royal Society …, 2011 - royalsocietypublishing.org
After X-radiography, ultrasound is now the most common of all the medical imaging
technologies. For millennia, manual palpation has been used to assist in diagnosis, but it is …
technologies. For millennia, manual palpation has been used to assist in diagnosis, but it is …
[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic applications of ultrasound
G Ter Haar - Progress in biophysics and molecular biology, 2007 - Elsevier
Therapeutic applications of ultrasound predate its use in imaging. A range of biological
effects can be induced by ultrasound, depending on the exposure levels used. At low levels …
effects can be induced by ultrasound, depending on the exposure levels used. At low levels …
Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of or adjacent to a body passage
P Mathur - US Patent 9,037,259, 2015 - Google Patents
US9037259B2 - Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of or adjacent to a body
passage - Google Patents US9037259B2 - Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of …
passage - Google Patents US9037259B2 - Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of …
Physical mechanisms of the therapeutic effect of ultrasound (a review)
Therapeutic ultrasound is an emerging field with many medical applications. High intensity
focused ultrasound (HIFU) provides the ability to localize the deposition of acoustic energy …
focused ultrasound (HIFU) provides the ability to localize the deposition of acoustic energy …
Demonstration of potential noninvasive ultrasound brain therapy through an intact skull
Utilization of therapeutic ultrasound in the brain has been seriously limited by the commonly
accepted view that these exposures would require that a piece of the skull bone be removed …
accepted view that these exposures would require that a piece of the skull bone be removed …
MR imaging-guided focused ultrasound surgery of fibroadenomas in the breast: a feasibility study
PURPOSE: To test the feasibility of noninvasive magnetic resonance (MR) imaging–guided
focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) of benign fibroadenomas in the breast. MATERIALS AND …
focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) of benign fibroadenomas in the breast. MATERIALS AND …
System for inducing desirable temperature effects on body tissue
CW Stone, MF Hoey, AG Blanck, L Briggs… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
A catheter and catheter system may be used to treat disease tissue by gentle heating in
combination with gentle or standard dilation. An elongate flexible catheter body with a …
combination with gentle or standard dilation. An elongate flexible catheter body with a …
Direct and indirect thermal applications of hydrodynamic and acoustic cavitation: A review
The phase change phenomenon in fluids as a result of low local pressure under a critical
value is known as cavitation. Acoustic wave propagation or hydrodynamic pressure drop of …
value is known as cavitation. Acoustic wave propagation or hydrodynamic pressure drop of …
Ultrasound transducers for imaging and therapy
L Weng, DM Perozek, J Zhang - US Patent 6,719,694, 2004 - Google Patents
(58) Field of Search................................. 600/439, 444, an electronically phased array is used
for controlling the 600/459; 601/2; 310/336 focal point of an ultrasound beam. The …
for controlling the 600/459; 601/2; 310/336 focal point of an ultrasound beam. The …
Ablation balloon with vapor deposited cover layer
PA Haverkost, MM Byron, CA Hanson… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An
example medical device may include a catheter shaft. An expandable balloon may be …
example medical device may include a catheter shaft. An expandable balloon may be …