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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
May. 08, 2007
Applicants:
Partho P. Sengupta, Rochester, MN (US);
Marek Belohlavek, Scottdale, AZ (US);
Bijoy K. Khandheria, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Partho P. Sengupta, Rochester, MN (US);
Marek Belohlavek, Scottdale, AZ (US);
Bijoy K. Khandheria, Fountain Hills, AZ (US);
Assignee:
MAYO Foundation For Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Heart diseases are detected by producing a series of ultrasound images that depict the blood flow pattern in the left ventricle at successive phases of the cardiac cycle. The blood flow pattern images are produced by injecting a diluted contrast agent and tracking the contrast agent particles as they flow through the left ventricle by acquiring ultrasound images at a high frame rate.