Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-07-29
2010-06-15
Casler, Brian (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S437000, C600S442000, C600S443000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07736315
ABSTRACT:
The variation in acoustic properties in soft tissues, such as biological tissues, as a function of strain may be modeled to improve elastographic measurements and to obtain direct measurements of strain or material properties and pre-stress.
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Kobayashi Hirohito
Vanderby Ray
Boyle Fredrickson , S.C.
Casler Brian
Kish James
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
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