Elastography device and method

The elastography device compensates for transducer displacement by adjusting temporal offsets during ultrasound pulse emission and reception, addressing computational and noise issues in existing systems to enhance elastogram accuracy.

AU2022204912B2Pending Publication Date: 2026-07-16ECHOSENS SA
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Authority / Receiving Office
AU · AU
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
ECHOSENS SA
Filing Date
2022-07-08
Publication Date
2026-07-16

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Technical Problem

Existing elastography devices face challenges in accurately compensating for the displacement of ultrasound transducers during tissue characterization, leading to noisy elastograms and increased computational burden, particularly in vibration-controlled harmonic elastography.

Method used

An elastography device with motionless ultrasound transducers and a control system that adjusts temporal offsets upon emission and/or reception based on the transducer's displacement, compensating for time shifts in real-time to align echo signals.

Benefits of technology

This approach reduces computational requirements, minimizes noise, and enables accurate real-time tissue deformation tracking, improving the quality of elastograms without the need for post-processing.

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Abstract

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