Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Patent
1997-09-23
1999-03-02
Jaworski, Francis J.
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
600467, A61B 800, A61B 812
Patent
active
058763430
ABSTRACT:
Methods and apparatus for blood speckle detection for enhanced intravascular ultrasound imaging. The present invention utilizes the fact that the energy scattering strength from blood exhibits a high frequency dependency, while the scattering strength from tissue lacks a strong frequency dependency. In specific embodiments, the present invention may provide a particularly simple and useful solution for addressing the problem of blood speckle in intravascular ultrasound imaging, especially in situations where the blood may have a scattering strength similar to that of tissue and/or where the blood is moving slowly or not at all.
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Boston Scientific Limited
Jaworski Francis J.
Sci-Med Life Systems, Inc.
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