Patent ID: 6659949
Filing Date: 2003-12-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A method of detecting rapid changes in capillary related interstitial fluid volume in a human, comprising:a) positioning a first ultrasound probe on a skin surface of a first anatomical region of said human in need of capillary related interstitial fluid volume detection during a clinically relevant fine period, b) interrogating said first anatomical region with ultrasound pulses from said first ultrasound probe, and c) detecting a first capillary related interstitial fluid volume between an inner surface of skin and either a bone or fat surface in said first anatomical region with ultrasound signals from said ultrasound pulses, wherein said first capillary related interstitial fluid volume is an indicator of capillary related interstitial fluid volume of said first anatomical region or is an indicator of systemic capillary related interstitial fluid volume.