Patents by Inventor Michael John Bronskill

Michael John Bronskill has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • System and method for intracorporeal elastography
    Patent number: 8222901
    Abstract: A system and method for intracorporeal elastography include an intra-luminal vibratory member configured to be positioned within a lumen of an imaging subject and configured to impart mechanical energy into tissue of the lumen. In a preferred embodiment, an external piezoelectric energy source is included and coupled to the vibratory member and configured to cause the vibratory member to longitudinally vibrate, thereby generating shear waves for use with magnetic resonance elastography.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
    Inventors: Rajiv Chopra, Michael John Bronskill, Arvin Forghanian-Arani
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRACORPOREAL ELASTOGRAPHY
    Publication number: 20100045289
    Abstract: A system and method for intracorporeal elastography include an intra-luminal vibratory member configured to be positioned within a lumen of an imaging subject and configured to impart mechanical energy into tissue of the lumen. In a preferred embodiment, an external piezoelectric energy source is included and coupled to the vibratory member and configured to cause the vibratory member to longitudinally vibrate, thereby generating shear waves for use with magnetic resonance elastography.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Inventors: Rajiv Chopra, Michael John Bronskill, Arvin Forghanian-Arani