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MULTIMODE ULTRASOUND FOCUSING FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS

  • US 20100268088A1
  • Filed: 04/17/2009
  • Published: 10/21/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/17/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of delivering multimode ultrasound waves to a target through at least one tissue layer defining a first interface and a second interface, the waves having a shear component and a longitudinal component through the at least one tissue layer, the method comprising the steps of:

  • weighting energy contributions from the shear component and the longitudinal component based at least in part on an incident angle of the waves at the first interface;

    computing phase shifts associated with the shear component and the longitudinal component; and

    compensating for the phase shifts, based on the weightings, when delivering the ultrasound waves.

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