Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1991-12-30
1993-10-26
Jaworski, Francis
Surgery
Truss
Pad
A61B 806
Patent
active
052556832
ABSTRACT:
A system for and method of ultrasonically examining tissue using an ultrasound contrast enhancing agent involve detecting a frequency dependent characteristic of ultrasonic energy reflected from tissue at first and second time periods and utilizing the resulting data to obtain an indication of the presence in and the travel of the agent through the tissue.
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Jaworski Francis
Sound Science Limited Partnership
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