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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2011
Godefridus Antonius Harks, Eindhoven, NL;
Fei Zuo, Eindhoven, NL;
Szabolcs Deladi, Eindhoven, NL;
Steven Antonie Willem Fokkenrood, Eindhoven, NL;
Nenad Mihajlovic, Eindhoven, NL;
Godefridus Antonius Harks, Eindhoven, NL;
Fei Zuo, Eindhoven, NL;
Szabolcs Deladi, Eindhoven, NL;
Steven Antonie Willem Fokkenrood, Eindhoven, NL;
Nenad Mihajlovic, Eindhoven, NL;
Koninklijke Philips N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
A monitoring apparatus for monitoring an ablation procedure applied to an object comprises an ultrasound signal providing unit for providing an ultrasound signal. The ultrasound signal is produced by sending ultrasound pulses out to the object, by subsequently receiving dynamic echo series after the ultrasound pulses have been reflected by the object, and finally by generating the ultrasound signal depending on the received dynamic echo series, whereby ultrasound scattering properties of the object are determined that represent blood perfusion. The monitoring apparatus further comprises an ablation depth determination unit for determining an ablation depth from the provided ultrasound signal.