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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2014
Nikolas M. Ivancevich, Seattle, WA (US);
Xiaozheng Zeng, Sammamish, WA (US);
Liexiang Fan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Nikolas M. Ivancevich, Seattle, WA (US);
Xiaozheng Zeng, Sammamish, WA (US);
Liexiang Fan, Sammamish, WA (US);
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Abstract
Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) scanning uses a swept focus in transmit. Using a changing delay or phase profile across the array during the generation of the ARFI pulse, a time varying focus is provided for the ARFI beam. This time varying focus may be used to extend the focus in depth, azimuth, and/or elevation. Less repetition may be needed to measure tissue characteristics from displacements due to the multi or continuous change in foci within a given ARFI transmit beam.