Plaque characterization using multiple intravascular ultrasound datasets having distinct filter bands

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7789834
APP PUB NO 20080234582A1
SERIAL NO

11689327

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A system and method are disclosed that facilitate generating visual representations of characterized tissue based upon ultrasound echo information obtained from a portion of an imaged body. The system includes a first filter having a first filter band that is applied to a near range portion of the ultrasound echo information to render near range filtered echo information. A second filter, having a second filter band that covers a frequency range of the first filter band, is applied to a far range portion of the ultrasound echo information to render far range filtered echo information. The system furthermore includes a set of characterization criteria that are applied to the near and far range filtered echo information. The characterized near and far range image data are thereafter combined into a single tissue-characterization image.

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VOLCANO CORPORATION3721 VALLEY CENTRE DRIVE SUITE 500 SAN DIEGO CA 92130

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Margolis, Marja Paulina Coral Gables, US 1 7
Nair, Anuja Copley, US 60 1912
Vince, David Geoffrey Avon Lake, US 9 194
Waters, Kendall Rand Lakewood, US 5 22

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