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| 20090209862 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTICS - A method and apparatus for medical ultrasound diagnostics use time multiplexing of ultrasonic transducers of a multi-transducer array ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090312637 | ULTRASOUND MONITORING AND FEEDBACK FOR MAGNETIC HYPERTHERMIA - A method and system of magnetic hyperthermia control using ultrasound thermometry, the method comprising: acquiring a reference set of ultrasound data corresponding to a tissue of interest ( | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100069754 | APPARATUS FOR 3D ULTRASOUND IMAGING AND THERAPY - An apparatus for application of three-dimensional ultrasound imaging and therapy comprising a two-dimensional ultrasound imaging array of transducer elements having an image signal transmitter and receiver that forms, steers and selectively focuses ultrasound beams to a three-dimensional moving or stationary spatial volume; one or more two-dimensional ultrasound therapy arrays of transducer elements, each array having a therapy signal transmitter that forms, steers and selectively focuses and delivers ultrasound therapy to the volume; wherein the location of the array of imaging and therapy transducer elements are known relative to one another; and a controller that controls the image transmitter and receiver to provide three-dimensional images of the volume and simultaneously independently controls each of the one or more therapy transmitters to deliver therapy to the volume. Also disclosed is a method of delivering ultrasound therapy to a biological tissue in a three-dimensional moving or stationary spatial volume utilizing the apparatus. | 03-18-2010 |
| 20110125080 | ULTRASOUND MEDIATED DRUG DELIVERY - Described is a method for the delivery of a therapeutic agent to a mammal, particularly a human person, comprising (i) the administration of ultrasound particles that undergo a physical change when subjected to ultrasound; (ii) the administration of the therapeutic agent in an ultrasound dosage form allowing release of the therapeutic agent to be affected by the application of ultrasound, (iii) the application of ultrasound so as to affect a physical change in at least some of the ultrasound particles, and (iv) the application of ultrasound so as to stimulate release of the therapeutic agent. According to the invention the ultrasound particles are subjected to detection of their acoustic responses via echoes and/or emissions. The information thus obtained is processed and the processed information is used to adapt or adjust the ultrasound-mediated delivery of the therapeutic agent. This can be carried out using a single set of particles (that serve both as ultrasound imaging tracers and as drug delivery vehicles) or by applying separate sets of particles. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110130663 | SYMMETRIC AND PREFERIENTIALLY STEERED RANDOM ARRAYS FOR ULTRASOUND THERAPY - A phased ultrasound array for an ultrasound generating device. In one embodiment, the array includes a plurality of ultrasound elements arranged symmetrically about a point or dividing line in the array with respect to element size, shape and/or element location. In another embodiment, a majority of larger elements of the ultrasound array are arranged on a first portion of the array and a majority of smaller ultrasound elements are arranged on a second portion of the array. The first portion is closer to a preferred direction of steering than the second portion. Another method includes selecting randomly sized ultrasound elements and arranging the ultrasound elements symmetrically on the array. An additional method includes selecting randomly sized ultrasound elements and arranging the ultrasound elements wherein the larger ultrasound elements are arranged on a first portion of the array and smaller ultrasound elements are arranged on a second portion of the array. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110178391 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASOUND THERAPY TREATMENT - A system and method for treating tissue, such as treating prostate diseases, using an ultrasound therapy system. An ultrasonic applicator ( | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110208055 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASOUND THERAPY - An ultrasound ablation system can include an imaging device ( | 08-25-2011 |
| 20120035464 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A THERAPEUTIC APPARATUS - A control apparatus ( | 02-09-2012 |
