Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-30
2011-08-30
Smith, Ruth S (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S425000, C600S473000, C382S128000, C382S131000, C382S132000, C378S037000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08010176
ABSTRACT:
A method for obtaining a distribution of a stiffness property in tissue includes applying a plurality of loadings to the tissue, obtaining a plurality of two-dimensional (2-D) imaging projections of the tissue from different directions, measuring a force resulting from one of the plurality of loadings, measuring from at least one of the plurality of 2-D imaging projections a displacement of the tissue in response to the force, obtaining an initial set of input parameters for an estimated stiffness property of the tissue, and solving iteratively for the stiffness property using a computer.
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Liu Yi
Sun Lizhi
Wang Ge
Wang Zhiguo
Dawes Daniel L.
Dawes Marcus C.
Siripurapu Rajeev
Smith Ruth S
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