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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 08, 2002
Applicants:
Tomy Varghese, Madison, WI (US);
James A. Zagzebski, Madison, WI (US);
Udomchai Techavipoo, Madison, WI (US);
Quan Chen, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Tomy Varghese, Madison, WI (US);
James A. Zagzebski, Madison, WI (US);
Udomchai Techavipoo, Madison, WI (US);
Quan Chen, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Elastographic images provide visualization in two or three dimensions of RF ablation lesions to guide in the ablation process. Compression may be applied using the RF probe. A similar technique may be applied to in vivo imaging of soft tissue without ablation.