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Systems and methods for making noninvasive assessments of cardiac tissue and parameters

  • US 20040059220A1
  • Filed: 07/01/2003
  • Published: 03/25/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for detecting a physiological property of target myocardial tissue, comprising:

  • noninvasively inducing a tissue displacement at a target myocardial tissue site by applying an ultrasound pulse;

    noninvasively acquiring data relating to an acoustic property of the target myocardial tissue site prior to and/or during and/or following the induction of tissue displacement; and

    relating the acquired data with a physiological property of the myocardial target tissue or a cardiac parameter.

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