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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2012
Ali Baghani, Vancouver, CA;
Hani Eskandari, Vancouver, CA;
Robert N. Rohling, Vancouver, CA;
Septimu E. Salcudean, Vancouver, CA;
Ali Baghani, Vancouver, CA;
Hani Eskandari, Vancouver, CA;
Robert N. Rohling, Vancouver, CA;
Septimu E. Salcudean, Vancouver, CA;
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
Abstract
The embodiments described herein relate generally to an elastography method and system for obtaining ultrasound images of an excited tissue over a certain time period, then computationally determining one or more mechanical properties of the tissue within a real time refresh rate. This method can perform elastography in real time as only a thin volume of the excited tissue is imaged and processed. The thin volume includes a desired cross-sectional plane of the tissue and at least two adjacent planes that are adjacent to the desired cross-sectional plane. A maximum number of adjacent planes is selected so that a computer system is capable of computationally determining mechanical properties within a real time refresh rate.