Process for non-invasively determining the dimensions of a lesion
CA 2399435 A1 · Owner: Fecht, Barbara A. · Inventors: Shelby, Ronald L.; Shelby, Jerod O.; Fecht, Barbara A.
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There is disclosed a method for non-invasively determining dimensions of a lesion within soft tissue, comprising: (a) ultrasonically imaging soft tissue in an apparatus having an acoustic transducer an acoustic focussing system, a , holographic imaging detector and a means for visualizing the holographic image; (b) obtaining a holographic planar image of a lesion in a first plane having a thickness z and having a dimension across a wide area of the lesion of x and a length across the lesion of y wherein y is at an approximately 90 degree angle to x; (c) determining if the image of the lesion is contained in different planar images; (d) measuring the x and y dimensions of the lesion …
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- Filed February 18, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 18, 2020.
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