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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2011
Caroline Maleke, Bellevue, WA (US);
Liexiang Fan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kevin Michael Sekins, Yarrow Point, WA (US);
Roee Lazebnik, San Jose, CA (US);
John Benson, Issaquah, WA (US);
Caroline Maleke, Bellevue, WA (US);
Liexiang Fan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kevin Michael Sekins, Yarrow Point, WA (US);
Roee Lazebnik, San Jose, CA (US);
John Benson, Issaquah, WA (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
A viscoelastic property of tissue is measured in vivo. To collect more information and/or estimate viscosity, shear modulus, and/or other shear characteristics, an amplitude and phase modulated waveform is transmitted to the tissue. The displacement caused by the waveform over time includes displacements associated with response to different frequencies. By examining the displacement in the frequency domain, one or more viscoelastic properties may be calculated for different frequencies. The frequency response may indicate the health of the tissue.