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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2021
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
Queen's University AT Kingston, Kingston, CA;
Purang Abolmaesumi, Vancouver, CA;
Parvin Mousavi, Kingston, CA;
The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA;
Queen's University at Kingston, Kingston, CA;
Abstract
A method of facilitating ultrasonic analysis of a subject is provided. The method involves producing signals for causing a set of outgoing ultrasonic signals to be transmitted to the subject, wherein the set of outgoing ultrasonic signals is defined at least in part by a variable imaging parameter that varies over time in accordance with a variable imaging parameter function, the variable imaging parameter function represented or representable at least in part by a function characteristic, receiving signals representing a time dependent representation of the subject generated from a set of received ultrasonic signals scattered by the subject, determining at least one property representation of the subject based on the function characteristic and the time dependent representation of the subject, and producing signals representing the at least one property representation of the subject to facilitate analysis of the subject. Systems, non-transitory computer readable media, and other methods are also provided.