Title:
A METHOD FOR OBTAINING THERMOACOUSTIC DATA
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2019/157006
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method of obtaining thermoacoustic data comprises obtaining ultrasound data of a region of interest using at least one ultrasound transducer array, the at least one ultrasound transducer array mechanically connected to at least one thermoacoustic transducer array such that a centerline of the at least one thermoacoustic transducer array is at a known angle with respect to a centerline of the at least one ultrasound transducer array, adjusting a position of the at least one ultrasound transducer array to orient the at least one thermoacoustic transducer array in at least one imaging position based on the known angle, and obtaining thermoacoustic data of the region of interest at the at least one imaging position using the at least one thermoacoustic transducer array.
Inventors:
CHO JANG HWAN (US)
THORNTON MICHAEL M (CA)
BELANGER SCOTT PATRICK (US)
THORNTON MICHAEL M (CA)
BELANGER SCOTT PATRICK (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2019/016766
Publication Date:
April 23, 2020
Filing Date:
February 06, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ENDRA LIFE SCIENCES INC (US)
International Classes:
A61B5/05; A61B8/00; A61B8/08; A61B8/14; A61B34/10
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2013030556A1 | 2013-03-07 | |||
| WO2016179708A1 | 2016-11-17 |
Foreign References:
| US20170351836A1 | 2017-12-07 | |||
| US20090024034A1 | 2009-01-22 | |||
| US20150045668A1 | 2015-02-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
JELIC, Stanley (US)
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