Patent ID: 6641537
Filing Date: 2003-11-04
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
A bone imaging and quantitative ultrasound device comprising:an ultrasonic receiver unit providing a reception element of a first predetermined area; an ultrasonic transmitter unit having a transmission element of a second predetermined area, the ultrasonic transmitter unit positioned in opposition across a measurement region from the ultrasonic receiver unit for directing ultrasonic acoustic waves to the reception element, the ultrasonic transmitter unit further including means for independently transmitting ultrasonic acoustic waves from a first and second portion of the transmission element; and a controller communicating with the ultrasonic transmitter unit to alternately transmit ultrasonic acoustic waves from (a) only the first portion of the transmission element for preparing a quantitative data, and (b) both the first and second portions of the transmission element for preparing an image data.