Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Patent
1999-01-09
2000-12-12
Lateef, Marvin M.
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
A61B 814
Patent
active
061591548
ABSTRACT:
In order to obtain an image of a microballoon contrast agent with sharpness, the invention comprises means for generating ultrasound 522 by thermally exciting the microballoon contrast agent infused in a subject to cause the microballoons to resonate, and means for producing an image 514 based on the generated ultrasound.
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GE Yokogawa Medical Systems Limited
Imam Ali M.
Kojima Moonray
Lateef Marvin M.
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