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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Jon Hall, Madison, WI (US);
Helen Marcie Feltovich, Park City, UT (US);
Lisa McGuire Reusch, Madison, WI (US);
Assignee:
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, Madison, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/0858 (2013.01); A61B 8/485 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 5/435 (2013.01); A61B 5/6879 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus uses a steered ultrasound beam to assess microstructure of the cervix revealed by backscatter power variation at a range of angles and depth. Analysis of a distribution of power loss at different angles and depths referenced to the structure of the cervix may be used to characterize cervical tissue.