Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Reexamination Certificate
2003-07-30
2009-11-03
Casler, Brian (Department: 3737)
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
C600S437000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07611465
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is an apparatus, method and system for determining the coefficient of elasticity of a target by detecting determining simultaneously two or more critical-angle reflections of an ultrasound wave from the target using an ultrasound transducer that includes a transmitter and two or more receivers and calculating the elasticity coefficients of the target.
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Antich Peter P.
Lewis Matthew A.
Pak Charles Y. C.
Richer Edmond
Smith Billy
Board of Regents , The University of Texas System
Casler Brian
Chalker Flores LLP
Cwern Jonathan G
Flores Edwin S.
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