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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2009
Applicants:
James F. Greenleaf, Rochester, MN (US);
Mark R. Pittelkow, Rochester, MN (US);
Randall R. Kinnick, Rochester, MN (US);
Xiaoming Zhang, Rochester, MN (US);
Inventors:
James F. Greenleaf, Rochester, MN (US);
Mark R. Pittelkow, Rochester, MN (US);
Randall R. Kinnick, Rochester, MN (US);
Xiaoming Zhang, Rochester, MN (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); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/442 (2013.01); A61B 5/0051 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for assessing tissue health based on the viscoelastic properties of the tissue. Surface waves are induced in the tissue and their propagation characteristics are then measured. The tissue viscoelastic properties are then determined from the surface wave measurements using a surface model.