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US 2014/0180088 A1Published application
Transmissive imaging and related apparatus and methods
AssigneeButterfly Network, Inc.
InventorsJonathan M. Rothberg, Nevada J. Sanchez, Gregory L. Charvat, Tyler S. Ralston
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods are described that include ultrasound imaging devices, which may operate in a transmissive ultrasound imaging modality, and which may be used to detect properties of interest of a subject such as index of refraction, density and/or speed of sound. Devices suitable for performing high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), as well as HIFU and ultrasound imaging, are also described.
Claims12
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a first ultrasound element configured as an ultrasound source;
- transmit circuitry coupled to the ultrasound source and configured to provide to the ultrasound source a transmission signal to be emitted by the ultrasound source;
- a second ultrasound element configured as an ultrasound sensor;
- processing circuitry coupled to the ultrasound sensor and configured to process a signal emitted by the ultrasound source and received by the ultrasound sensor,
- wherein the processing circuitry is configured to combine the signal received by the ultrasound sensor with a reference signal to produce a combined signal.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.