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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2017
Applicant:
Joint Vue, Llc, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventor:
Mohamed R. Mahfouz, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
JointVue LLC, Knoxville, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0507 (2013.01); A61B 5/708 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for imaging a tissue. The method includes transmitting a first microwave frequency signal to and receiving a first total signal from the tissue at a first position. A second microwave frequency signal is transmitted to and a second total signal received from the tissue at a second position. The first total signal is calibrated with respect to the second total signal and an image is constructed from the calibrated signal.