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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2019
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Man Nguyen, Melrose, MA (US);
Hua Xiwe, Cambridge, MA (US);
Sheng-Wen Huang, Ossining, NY (US);
Carolina Amador Carrascal, Everett, MA (US);
Jean-Luc Francois Marie Robert, Cambridge, MA (US);
Vijay Shamdasani, Kenmore, WA (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods for performing ultrasound imaging are provided to advantageously determine the viscosity of an anatomy. According to one embodiment, a system for determining a viscosity of an anatomy includes an ultrasound transducer, a vibration source, and a processing system in communication with the ultrasound transducer and the vibration source. The processing system is configured to activate the vibration source to induce in the anatomy a first shear wave at a first frequency and a second shear wave at a second frequency, activate the ultrasound transducer to obtain ultrasound data representative of the anatomy that exhibits the first shear wave and the second shear wave, determine a first wave speed of the first shear wave and a second wave speed of the second shear wave, and determine the viscosity of the anatomy by comparing the first wave speed and the second wave speed.