G01S 7/52042
Determining elastic properties of the propagation medium or of the reflective target
Official title: {determining elastic properties of the propagation medium or of the reflective target (diagnostic techniques involving the measurement of strain A61B8/485)}
G01S7/52042 (Determining elastic properties of the propagation medium or of the reflective target) appears on 429 US grants and 570 published applications in this corpus.
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
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- Ultrasound based three-dimensional lesion verification within a vasculature24 Mar 2026US 12,582,377 B2The Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars, and the Other Members of Board, of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth Near Dublin
- Systems and methods for elastographic and viscoelastographic imaging17 Sep 2026US 2026/0276799 A1Elastance Imaging LLC
- Ultrasound elastography method and system11 Jun 2026US 2026/0157730 A1Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Determining material stiffness using multiple aperture ultrasound7 May 2026US 2026/0123917 A1Maui Imaging, Inc.
- Method and system for performing stiffness measurements using ultrasound shear wave elastography16 Apr 2026US 2026/0102142 A1Koninklijke Philips N. V.
- Systems and methods for tissue characterization using multiple aperture ultrasound19 Mar 2026US 2026/0076649 A1Maui Imaging, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Method and apparatus for elasticity imaging333US 5,524,636 AArtann Corporation dba Artann Laboratories · 1996
- Method and apparatus for elasticity imaging using remotely induced shear wave263US 5,810,731 AArtann Laboratories, Inc. · 1998
- System and method for strain image display226US 6,558,324 B1Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2003
- Method and device for shear wave elasticity imaging220US 5,606,971 AArtann Corporation, a NJ Corp. · 1997
- Ultrasonic elasticity imaging195US 6,508,768 B1University of Kansas Medical Center · 2003