Surgery – Diagnostic testing – Detecting nuclear – electromagnetic – or ultrasonic radiation
Patent
1997-06-12
1998-09-15
Lateef, Marvin M.
Surgery
Diagnostic testing
Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation
A61B 800
Patent
active
058072608
ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises: a search unit; a hollow guide for stabbing a subject; a manipulating device for protruding the search unit out of the tip of the guide and for moving the search unit along a predetermined orbit; device for transmitting/receiving the ultrasound during the movement by the manipulating means along the orbit; and device for producing an image based on the received echo signal by means of an aperture synthesis technique.
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GE Yokogawa Medical Systems Limited
Kojima Moonray
Lateef Marvin M.
Patel Martin
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