METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR IMAGING A VISCO-ELASTIC MEDIUM
    3.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR IMAGING A VISCO-ELASTIC MEDIUM 审中-公开
    用于成像VISCO-ELASTIC介质的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100168566A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-01

    申请号:US12294898

    申请日:2007-03-22

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method and a device for imaging a visco-elastic medium. The method comprises an excitation step during which an internal mechanical stress is generated in excitation zone and an imaging step of acquiring signals during the movements generated by the mechanical stress in the visco-elastic medium in response to the internal mechanical stress in an imaging zone that includes the excitation zone. According to the invention, the method further comprises a step of calculating a quantitative index associated with the rheological properties of the visco-elastic medium at at least one point of the imaging zone situated at a given depth outside the excitation zone. The quantitative index is representative of a comparison between signals acquired during the movements generated in response to the mechanical stress at at least one point of the excitation zone situated at the given depth, and signals acquired during the movements generated in response to the mechanical stress at at least the point of the imaging zone situated outside the excitation zone.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于成像粘弹性介质的方法和装置。 该方法包括激发步骤,在激励步骤期间在激发区域中产生内部机械应力,以及成像步骤,其响应于成像区域中的内部机械应力,在由粘弹性介质中的机械应力产生的移动期间获取信号, 包括激发区。 根据本发明,该方法还包括在位于激发区外的给定深度处的成像区的至少一个点处计算与粘弹性介质的流变特性相关的定量指标的步骤。 定量指标代表响应于位于给定深度处的激发区的至少一个点处的机械应力而产生的运动期间获取的信号与响应于机械应力产生的运动期间获得的信号之间的比较 至少成像区域位于激发区域外。

    Method and device for measuring a mean value of visco-elasticity of a region of interest
    6.
    发明授权
    Method and device for measuring a mean value of visco-elasticity of a region of interest 有权
    用于测量感兴趣区域的粘弹性平均值的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08545407B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-01

    申请号:US12599260

    申请日:2007-05-16

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for measuring a mean visco-elasticity value for a soft material. The method uses a single probe carrying at least one transducer and includes the steps of: (a) inducing, in a constraint zone, at least one burst of mechanical vibrations in order to generate internal shear waves in the tissue propagating from the constraint zone into the tissue, (b1) measuring, with the transducer, the transient tissue displacements in at least one first measurement zone in the tissue, and wherein the first measurement zone is located away from the constraint zone, and (c) estimating a mean visco-elasticity of the region of the tissue situated between the constraint zone and the first measurement zone from the measured transient tissue displacements of the tissue in the first measurement zone.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于测量软材料的平均粘弹性值的方法。 该方法使用携带至少一个换能器的单个探针,并且包括以下步骤:(a)在约束区域中诱导至少一个机械振动的爆发,以便在从约束区域传播的组织中产生内部剪切波, (b1)用传感器测量组织中至少一个第一测量区域中的瞬时组织位移,并且其中第一测量区域远离约束区域,以及(c)估计平均粘度 - 位于约束区域和第一测量区域之间的组织区域的弹性,来自第一测量区域中组织的测量的瞬时组织位移。

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING A MEAN VALUE OF VISCO-ELASTICITY OF A REGION OF INTEREST
    7.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING A MEAN VALUE OF VISCO-ELASTICITY OF A REGION OF INTEREST 有权
    用于测量感兴趣区域的粘弹性的平均值的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20100222678A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-02

    申请号:US12599260

    申请日:2007-05-16

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00

    摘要: The invention relates to a method for measuring a mean visco-elasticity value for a soft material. Said method using a single probe carrying at least one transducer comprises the steps of: a) inducing, in a constraint zone, at least one burst of mechanical vibrations in order to generate internal shear waves in the tissue propagating from said constraint zone into the tissue, b1) measuring, with said transducer, the transient tissue displacements in at least one first measurement zone in the tissue, said first measurement zone being located away from said constraint zone, c) estimating a mean visco-elasticity of the region of the tissue situated between the constraint zone and the first measurement zone from said measured transient tissue displacements of the tissue in the first measurement zone.

    摘要翻译: 本发明涉及一种用于测量软材料的平均粘弹性值的方法。 使用携带至少一个换能器的单个探针的所述方法包括以下步骤:a)在约束区域中诱导至少一个机械振动爆发,以便在从所述约束区传播到组织中的组织中产生内部剪切波 ,b1)用所述换能器测量组织中的至少一个第一测量区域中的瞬时组织位移,所述第一测量区域位于远离所述约束区域,c)估计组织区域的平均粘弹性 位于所述约束区域和所述第一测量区域之间,所述第一测量区域中的所述组织的测量的瞬时组织位移。

    Ultrasonic imaging apparatus with adaptable spatial image combination
    8.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic imaging apparatus with adaptable spatial image combination 有权
    具有适应性空间图像组合的超声成像设备

    公开(公告)号:US08355547B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-01-15

    申请号:US10525132

    申请日:2003-08-05

    IPC分类号: G06K9/00

    CPC分类号: G01S15/8995 G01S7/52077

    摘要: An ultrasonic imaging apparatus using a method for combining CMB images of the same object including a step of seeking representative contours CNT of an interface on the images to be combined IM,[I], IM[J] is disclosed. The step is intended to define interest areas IA[I], IA[J] in the vicinity of the representative contours. The method also includes analyzing the interest areas IA[I], IA[J] being intended to allocate weights W[I], W[J] to the points on the interest areas IA[I], IA[J] and to the points corresponding to the interest areas IA[I], IA[J] on the various images. The method also includes constructing a combination image IMC, a point on the combination image IMC corresponding to a point on at least one interest area IA being obtained from a weighting of the corresponding points on the images to be combined IM[I], IM[J] according to the weights W[I], W[J] allocated in the analysis step ANA.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种使用组合相同对象的CMB图像的方法的超声波成像装置,包括在待组合的图像IM,[I],IM [J]上的接口的代表性轮廓CNT的步骤。 该步骤旨在定义在代表性轮廓附近的兴趣区域IA [I],IA [J]。 该方法还包括分析兴趣区域IA [I],IA [J]旨在将权重W [I],W [J]分配给兴趣区域IA [I],IA [J]上的点,以及 对应于各个图像上的兴趣区域IA [I],IA [J]的点。 该方法还包括构成组合图像IMC,对应于要组合的图像上的对应点的加权获得的至少一个感兴趣区域IA上的点上的组合图像IMC上的点,IM [I],IM [ J]根据在分析步骤ANA中分配的权重W [I],W [J]。

    System and method for imaging a target medium using acoustic and electromagnetic energies
    9.
    发明申请
    System and method for imaging a target medium using acoustic and electromagnetic energies 审中-公开
    使用声学和电磁能量对目标介质成像的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20070276240A1

    公开(公告)日:2007-11-29

    申请号:US11416525

    申请日:2006-05-02

    IPC分类号: A61B8/00

    摘要: A system and method for imaging a target medium uses both acoustic energy, e.g., ultrasound energy, and electromagnetic energy, e.g., microwave energy. The acoustic and electromagnetic energies are transmitted into the target medium using a transducer array of acoustic and electromagnetic transducers, which may also be used to receive echoes of the transmitted acoustic and electromagnetic energies from the target medium.

    摘要翻译: 用于对目标介质进行成像的系统和方法使用例如超声能量的声能和诸如微波能量的电磁能。 声学和电磁能量使用声学和电磁换能器的换能器阵列传输到目标介质中,其也可以用于从目标介质接收所传输的声学和电磁能量的回波。

    Ultrasonic imaging device with image acquisition rate optimization
    10.
    发明授权
    Ultrasonic imaging device with image acquisition rate optimization 有权
    超声波成像装置采用图像采集率优化

    公开(公告)号:US09504449B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-11-29

    申请号:US13984011

    申请日:2012-02-03

    摘要: The disclosure includes a method of acquiring high-resolution ultrasound images using an array of transducers using successive transmission matrices. Implementations include operations for determining inter-transducer correlation matrices of an area of interest and an unwanted area; determining a characteristic matrix of the area of interest from the product of the inverse of the inter-transducer correlation matrix of the unwanted area and the inter-transducer correlation matrix of the area of interest; calculating eigenvectors and values of the characteristic matrix to define a transmission matrix; adjusting the image acquisition rate and image quality in order to define eigenvectors for firing; multiplying a reception matrix comprising the acquired signals completed by data set to zero corresponding to the firings not effected by the inverse of the transmission matrix to obtain a complete data set; reconstructing a high-resolution image of the area of interest as in synthetic aperture echographic imaging methods.

    摘要翻译: 本公开包括使用连续传输矩阵使用换能器阵列来获取高分辨率超声图像的方法。 实现包括用于确定感兴趣区域和不需要区域的换能器间相关矩阵的操作; 从所述不需要区域的换能器间相关矩阵的逆的乘积和所述感兴趣区域的换能器间相关矩阵的乘积确定所述感兴趣区域的特征矩阵; 计算特征矩阵的特征向量和值以定义传输矩阵; 调整图像采集率和图像质量,以定义特征向量进行点火; 将包含由数据集合完成的所获取的信号的接收矩阵与对应于不受发送矩阵的逆的影响的发出相乘以获得完整的数据集; 如合成孔径回波成像方法重建感兴趣区域的高分辨率图像。