ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD TO AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY AND TREAT ADIPOSE TISSUE
First Claim
1. An ultrasound imaging and therapy system, comprising:
- an ultrasound probe;
an ultrasound diagnostic module to control the probe to obtain diagnostic ultrasound signals from a region of interest (ROI), the ROI including adipose tissue and non-adipose tissue, the diagnostic module analyzing the diagnostic ultrasound signals and automatically differentiating adipose tissue from non-adipose tissue; and
an ultrasound therapy module to control the probe to deliver, during a therapy session, a therapy at a treatment location based on a therapy parameter to the adipose tissue differentiated by the ultrasound diagnostic module.
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Abstract
An ultrasound imaging and therapy system that includes an ultrasound probe and an ultrasound diagnostic module to control the probe to obtain diagnostic ultrasound signals from a region of interest (ROI). The ROI includes adipose tissue and non-adipose tissue. The diagnostic module analyzes the diagnostic ultrasound signals and automatically differentiates adipose tissue from non-adipose tissue. The system also includes an ultrasound therapy module to control the probe to deliver, during a therapy session, a therapy at a treatment location based on a therapy parameter to the adipose tissue differentiated by the ultrasound diagnostic module. A method for delivering therapy to a region of interest (ROI) in a patient is also provided.
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22 Claims
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1. An ultrasound imaging and therapy system, comprising:
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an ultrasound probe; an ultrasound diagnostic module to control the probe to obtain diagnostic ultrasound signals from a region of interest (ROI), the ROI including adipose tissue and non-adipose tissue, the diagnostic module analyzing the diagnostic ultrasound signals and automatically differentiating adipose tissue from non-adipose tissue; and an ultrasound therapy module to control the probe to deliver, during a therapy session, a therapy at a treatment location based on a therapy parameter to the adipose tissue differentiated by the ultrasound diagnostic module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for delivering therapy to a region of interest (ROI) in a patient, the method comprising:
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obtaining diagnostic ultrasound signals from a region of interest (ROI), the ROI including adipose tissue and non-adipose tissue; analyzing the diagnostic ultrasound signals and automatically differentiating adipose tissue from non-adipose tissue; and delivering therapy, during a therapy session, at a treatment location based on a therapy parameter to the adipose tissue differentiated by the ultrasound diagnostic module. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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