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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 10, 2000
Applicants:
Juin-jet Hwang, Mercer Island, WA (US);
David Hope Simpson, Bothell, WA (US);
Inventors:
Juin-Jet Hwang, Mercer Island, WA (US);
David Hope Simpson, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc., Bothell, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/14 (2005.12);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for the detection and imaging of ultrasonic harmonic contrast agents. The harmonic echo effect is detected through alternate polarity acquisition of harmonic contrast agent effects, which provides the benefits of suppressing the harmonic components of the transmitted signal while eliminating clutter.