Methods And Apparatuses For Measuring Tissue Stiffness Changes Using Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging

Using An Insert To Normalize Measurements Of Tissue Obtained By An Ultrasound Transducer

Inventors: Jingping Xu: Kang Kim: Jonathan M. Rubin

Patent Number: 15/389,036

Abstract

A method of evaluating tissue stiffness of a target area includes positioning an ultrasound elasticity imaging apparatus adjacent a surface of an area of tissue where the target area is located and applying a dynamic range of force to the tissue. A plurality of ultrasound beams can be directed at the tissue and a plurality of ultrasound echoes can be acquired from the strained tissue in the target area to calculate an amount of developed strain within the target area.
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