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US 2014/0180177 A1Published application
Image-guided high intensity focused ultrasound 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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A method, comprising:
- displaying a volumetric image of a subject to a user three dimensionally via a three-dimensional display;
- obtaining user input identifying at least one target point in the volumetric image corresponding to at least one location in the subject;
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- applying high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) energy to the at least one location in the subject.
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