Abstract: Described herein are methods and apparatus for detecting stones by ultrasound, in which the ultrasound reflections from a stone are preferentially selected and accentuated relative to the ultrasound reflections from blood or tissue. Also described herein are methods and apparatus for applying pushing ultrasound to in vivo stones or other objects, to facilitate the removal of such in vivo objects.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 22, 2011
Publication date:
October 27, 2011
Applicants:
of higher education having a principal place of bussiness
Inventors:
Michael Bailey, John Kucewicz, Wei Lu, Oleg Sapozhnikov, Paul Illian, Anup Shah, Barbrina Dunmire, Neil Owen, Bryan Cunitz, Peter Kaczkowski, Marla Paun