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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2014
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Peter S. McKinnis, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Yun Zhou, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Neal E. Fearnot, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Muffin Incorporated, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for enhancing observability under ultrasound imaging of medical devices include temporal markers which are dynamic, producing a variable ultrasound image over time. Included are rotating markers which produce a Doppler shift visible through ultrasound imaging in a Doppler mode and which enhance visibility of the marker. Other devices and methods include alternating streams of fluid contrast agents and saline as well as destroying a fluid contrast agent stream with a high intensity ultrasound pulse.
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