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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2010
Applicants:
Liexiang Fan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kevin Sekins, Yallow Point, WA (US);
Inventors:
Liexiang Fan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kevin Sekins, Yallow Point, WA (US);
Assignee:
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/89 (2006.01); A61B 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 8/08 (2013.01); A61B 8/485 (2013.01); G01S 7/52036 (2013.01); G01S 7/52042 (2013.01); G01S 15/899 (2013.01); G01S 15/8993 (2013.01); A61B 19/56 (2013.01); A61B 2019/5276 (2013.01);
Abstract
Feedback of position is provided for high intensity focused ultrasound. The location of a beam from a HIFU transducer is determined using ultrasound imaging. The ultrasound imaging detects tissue displacement caused by a beam transmitted from the HIFU transducer. The displacement or information derived from the displacement may be used to determine a center line or point location (e.g., foci) of the tissues response to HIFU. The location of the line or point may be displayed in an image, such as an overlay or by color coding.