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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
James K Riley, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Stephen W Flax, Waukesha, WI (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Rancho Cordova, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73599 ;
Abstract
The ultrasonic wave attenuation of tissue undergoing examination is determined by directing a plurality of ultrasonic signals into the tissue, receiving and detecting a measure (e.g. zero crossings) of the frequencies of ultrasonic signals reflected from various depths in said tissue, and averaging the measures of the frequencies for each of the various depths. Attenuation of the tissue between a first depth and a second depth is determined from a comparison of the averaged measure at the first depth and the averaged measure at the second depth.