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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2022
Applicant:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kevin J. Parker, Rochester, NY (US);
Juvenal Ormachea, Bellevue, WA (US);
Assignee:
UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 8/485 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method is disclosed for determining the percent volume of fat in an organ (advantageously, the liver) of a living subject. Radiation (advantageously shear waves of known frequency and amplitude) is directed into the liver. The speed with which the radiation propagates within the liver, and the attenuation of the amplitude of the radiation caused by the liver, are measured. From these measured quantities, the percent volume of fat in the liver can be determined. The determination can be carried out by calculation, or by using a nomogram.