Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods for determining organ wall mass by three-dimensional ultrasound
- Patent Title (中): 通过三维超声测定器官壁质量的系统和方法
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Application No.: US11295043Application Date: 2005-12-06
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Publication No.: US07727150B2Publication Date: 2010-06-01
- Inventor: Vikram Chalana , Stephen Dudycha , Jongtae Yuk , Gerald McMorrow
- Applicant: Vikram Chalana , Stephen Dudycha , Jongtae Yuk , Gerald McMorrow
- Applicant Address: US WA Bothell
- Assignee: Verathon Inc.
- Current Assignee: Verathon Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Bothell
- Agency: Black Lowe & Graham
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00

Abstract:
An ultrasound system and method to measure an organ wall weight and mass. When the organ is a bladder, a bladder weight (UEBW) is determined using three-dimensional ultrasound imaging that is acquired using a hand-held or machine controlled ultrasound transceiver. The infravesical region of the bladder is delineated on this 3D data set to enable the calculation of urine volume and the bladder surface area. The outer anterior wall of the bladder is delineated to enable the calculation of the bladder wall thickness (BWT). The UEBW is calculated as a product of the bladder surface area, the bladder wall thickness, and the bladder wall specific gravity.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070004983A1 Systems and methods for determining organ wall mass by three-dimensional ultrasound Public/Granted day:2007-01-04
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