Ultrasonic detection of contrast agents

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5456257
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08344266

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An ultrasonic diagnostic system is provided which detects the presence of coated microbubble contrast agents in the body of a patient by transmitting ultrasonic energy which causes the destruction of the coated microbubbles and detects the microbubble destruction through phase insensitive detection and differentiation of echoes received from two consecutive ultrasonic transmissions. The destruction of a microbubble can also be used as a point source of acoustic energy for aberration correction, whereby the timing of the beamformer is adjusted from an analysis of beamformer signals resulting from a detected microbubble destruction event.

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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LABORATORIES INCP O BX 3003 22100 BOTHELL EVERETT HIGHWAY BOTHELL WA 98041

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Johnson, Keith W Lynnwood, WA 6 194
Powers, Jeffry E Lake Stevens, WA 39 1729

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