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US 2014/0180112 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.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of ultrasound sensors forming a two-dimensional or three-dimensional ultrasound sensor arrangement;
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- processing circuitry coupled to the plurality of ultrasound sensors and configured to process signals from the plurality of ultrasound sensors to produce ultrasound imaging data indicative of a subject imaged at least in part by the plurality of ultrasound sensors,
- wherein at least some ultrasound sensors of the plurality of ultrasound sensors are not spaced at regular intervals with respect to neighboring ultrasound sensors.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.