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Device, System, and Method for Imaging and Tissue Characterization of Ablated Tissue

  • US 20140180273A1
  • Filed: 12/20/2013
  • Published: 06/26/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for ablating and characterizing tissue, the system comprising:

  • an ablation element configured to emit ablative energy toward a tissue of interest;

    an imaging apparatus configured to emit energy and collect imaging data including reflected signals from the tissue of interest; and

    a characterization application comprising;

    a signal analyzer for analyzing the imaging data and determining one or more signal properties from the reflected signals; and

    a correlation processor configured to associate the one or more signal properties to pre-determined tissue signal properties of different tissue components through a pattern recognition technique wherein the pre-determined tissue signal properties are embodied in a database, the correlation processor further configured to identify a tissue component and an ablation level of the tissue of interest based on the pattern recognition technique.

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