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US 2014/0180113 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.
Claims22
1-275. (canceled)
An apparatus, comprising:
- a plurality of ultrasound elements in a fixed relationship with respect to each other and configured as ultrasound imaging elements;
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- a detector configured to dynamically detect an orientation and/or position of the plurality of ultrasound elements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.