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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2017
Applicant:
Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, TW;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY, Taoyuan, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01B 17/00 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01B 9/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/0097 (2013.01); A61B 5/0066 (2013.01); A61B 8/085 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01); A61B 8/4416 (2013.01); A61B 8/4488 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/481 (2013.01); A61B 8/5246 (2013.01); G01B 9/02091 (2013.01); G01B 17/00 (2013.01); G01N 21/4795 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides imaging devices, systems, and methods of operation for acoustic-enhanced optical coherence tomography. The systems coordinate imaging devices, optical coherence tomography (OCT), and pulsed ultrasound (FUS) and or pulsed ultrasound (PUS) to enhance the contrast of images. Moreover, the systems improve in vivo diagnosis and drug release through the utilization of sonographic enhancers such as microbubbles (MBs).