Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2011-07-19
2011-07-19
Casler, Brian (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S437000, C600S408000, C600S407000, C600S443000, C600S439000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07981040
ABSTRACT:
A method of ultrasonic detection and localization of contrast agent microbubbles wherein the decision as to whether or not the received ultrasonic signals indicate the presence of a single microbubble or a small microbubble population is made by analyzing the projections of the spectra of said received ultrasonic signals in multidimensional spaces, and by comparing such projections with the projections in said multidimensional spaces of sample control signals corresponding to known conditions of presence and/or absence of single microbubbles and/or small microbubble populations.
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Cecchini Daniele
Di Resta Luca
Trucco Andrea
Casler Brian
Esaote S.p.A.
Lamprecht Joel M
Woodard Emhardt Moriarty McNett & Henry LLP
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