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US 2014/0276059 A1Published application
Externally imaging a body structure within a patient
AssigneeVolcano Corporation
InventorDavid Sheehan
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Abstract
The invention generally relates to methods of imaging a body structure using an ultrasound device that is external to a patient's body. In certain aspects, the methods of the invention involve providing an ultrasound device that is external to a patient's body, and externally imaging a body structure within the patient using the external ultrasound device.
Claims19
A method of imaging a body structure, the method comprising:
- providing an ultrasound device that is external to a patient's body;
- and
- externally imaging a body structure within the patient using the external ultrasound device.
A method of imaging a vessel, the method comprising:
- providing an ultrasound device that is external to a patient's body;
- and
- externally imaging a vessel within the patient using the external ultrasound device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.