Diagnostic apparatus utilizing low frequency sound waves
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1. A head diagnostic apparatus for detection and quantification of brain disease, the apparatus comprising:
- inducing means for inducing a low frequency vibration simultaneously and symmetrically through both halves of the brain, said inducing means being specifically formed for applying said low frequency vibration to the mid line of the upper part of the forehead above the frontal sinuses that extend approximately 3.5 cm above the supraorbital ridge;
sensing means for receiving said low frequency vibration after it has passed through the head, and for converting said received low frequency vibration into an electrical signal proportionate to said received low frequency vibration, said sensing means being formed for receiving said low frequency vibrations by, methodical application upon correspondingly substantially opposite sides of the head, upon a line extending above ears posterially toward the temporal line of the forehead anteriorly, said sensing means being separately movable from said inducing means; and
computerized data processing and receiving means for receiving said electrical signal from said sensing means and for storing and converting said electrical signal into a visual form, said computerized data processing and receiving means also comparing an electrical signal received on one of said opposite sides with another electrical signal received on another one of said opposite sides for the detection and quantification of brain disease in a portion of the brain through which said low frequency vibration is induced.
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Abstract
A diagnostic apparatus for producing low frequency sound waves applied to a structure to be examined to induce sound waves in the structure and a sensor which is positioned on the structure remote from the sound producing means to receive the sound waves after passage through the structure and to convert the sound waves into electrical impulses. The sensor is connected to an amplifier to boost the electrical signals and transmit the same to a computer data processor and receiver unit for storing the signals and converting the signals into a visual form.
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1. A head diagnostic apparatus for detection and quantification of brain disease, the apparatus comprising:
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inducing means for inducing a low frequency vibration simultaneously and symmetrically through both halves of the brain, said inducing means being specifically formed for applying said low frequency vibration to the mid line of the upper part of the forehead above the frontal sinuses that extend approximately 3.5 cm above the supraorbital ridge; sensing means for receiving said low frequency vibration after it has passed through the head, and for converting said received low frequency vibration into an electrical signal proportionate to said received low frequency vibration, said sensing means being formed for receiving said low frequency vibrations by, methodical application upon correspondingly substantially opposite sides of the head, upon a line extending above ears posterially toward the temporal line of the forehead anteriorly, said sensing means being separately movable from said inducing means; and computerized data processing and receiving means for receiving said electrical signal from said sensing means and for storing and converting said electrical signal into a visual form, said computerized data processing and receiving means also comparing an electrical signal received on one of said opposite sides with another electrical signal received on another one of said opposite sides for the detection and quantification of brain disease in a portion of the brain through which said low frequency vibration is induced. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A chest diagnostic apparatus for detection and quantification of lung disease, the apparatus comprising:
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inducing means for inducing a low frequency vibration simultaneously and symmetrically throughout both halves of the chest, said inducing means being specifically formed for anteriorly applying said low frequency vibration to a substantial center of the manubrium of the chest; sensing means for receiving said low frequency vibration after said low frequency vibration has passed through the chest, said sensing means receiving said low frequency vibration from methodical application of said sensing means to a posterior chest wall and systematical exploration of both lung fields, and said sensing means converting said received low frequency vibration into an electrical signal proportional to said received low frequency vibration, said sensing means being separately movable from said inducing means; and computerized data processing and receiving means for receiving said electrical signal from said sensing means and for storing and converting said electrical signal into a visual form, said computerized data processing and receiving means also comparing different electrical signals received during said methodical application and exploration for the detection and quantification of lung disease in a portion of the lung through which said low frequency vibrations are induced. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A diagnostic apparatus for detection and quantification of abnormalities and defects in a body to be examined, the apparatus comprising:
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an inducing means for substantially transmitting a low frequency vibration in a plurality of substantially symmetrical paths through the body; sensing means for separately receiving said low frequency vibration after being passed through the body along each of said plurality of substantially symmetrical paths, said sensing means being separately movable from said inducing means; and processing means for comparing a first low frequency vibration received along a first of said plurality of paths with a second low frequency vibration received along a second of said plurality of paths, said first path being substantially symmetrical to said second path, and said processing means displaying differences between said first and second low frequency vibrations caused by an abnormality in one of said first and second paths. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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