WO2002085178A3 - Method and apparatus for non-invasive ultrasonic imaging of hard tissue - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for non-invasive ultrasonic imaging of hard tissue Download PDF

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WO2002085178A3
WO2002085178A3 PCT/IL2002/000311 IL0200311W WO02085178A3 WO 2002085178 A3 WO2002085178 A3 WO 2002085178A3 IL 0200311 W IL0200311 W IL 0200311W WO 02085178 A3 WO02085178 A3 WO 02085178A3
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Victor Anisimov
Dan Cohen
Sergei Efimov
Alon Eitan
Nadav Haas
Yuval Jacoby
Aharon Ocherashvili
Garri Passi
Boris Pershitz
Yuval Shay-El
Pavel Smirnov
Uri Stein
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Imadent Ltd
Victor Anisimov
Dan Cohen
Sergei Efimov
Alon Eitan
Nadav Haas
Yuval Jacoby
Aharon Ocherashvili
Garri Passi
Boris Pershitz
Yuval Shay-El
Pavel Smirnov
Uri Stein
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    • G01N29/44—Processing the detected response signal, e.g. electronic circuits specially adapted therefor
    • G01N29/46—Processing the detected response signal, e.g. electronic circuits specially adapted therefor by spectral analysis, e.g. Fourier analysis or wavelet analysis
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    • G01N29/04—Analysing solids
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    • G01N29/0609—Display arrangements, e.g. colour displays
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Abstract

A method for non-invasive ultrasonic imaging of hard tissue, including the steps of scanning the biological tissue with ultrasonic energy transmitted from and received at a plurality of known transmittal and reception locations about the biological tissue, to obtain a corresponding plurality of sets of digital data (110), and processing the sets of digital data to produce an image of a cross-section of the biological tissue. A corresponding apparatus (100) includes means for scanning the biological tissue with ultrasonic energy from a plurality of transmittal and reception locations about the biological tissue, means (102) for determining the transmittal and reception locations, means for generating a plurality of sets of digital data (110), the sets of digital data representing parameters of the ultrasonic energy at each of the plurality of transmittal and reception locations, and means for processing the plurality of sets of digital data to produce a cross-sectional image of the biological tissue.
PCT/IL2002/000311 2001-04-20 2002-04-18 Method and apparatus for non-invasive ultrasonic imaging of hard tissue WO2002085178A2 (en)

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