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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2017
Q Bio, Inc, San Carlos, CA (US);
Jeffrey H. Kaditz, Wilson, WY (US);
Andrew G. Stevens, New York, NY (US);
Q Bio, Inc., San Carlos, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for use in a magnetic resonance (MR) system for capturing an MR Elastography measurement of a biological lifeform may include a platform; a gel pad on a surface of the platform; and a sensor array. In some embodiments, the sensor array includes at least one ultrasound transducer, and at least one radiofrequency (RF) transmitter and receiver coil. The sensor array is at least partially embedded within the gel pad, and the gel pad is configured to provide mechanical impedance matching between the at least one ultrasound transducer and the biological lifeform. In some embodiments, a system includes the apparatus and an MR system, the MR system including an ultrasonic wave generator, an interface circuit, and a computing device. In some such embodiments, the ultrasonic wave generator is configured to generate one or more shear waves in the biological lifeform.