Patent Document ID: 9724068
Application ID: 14707880
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of measuring elasticity of a tissue within a mammalian body, comprising the steps of: a. transmitting at least one ultrasound pulse into the body at a target to obtain a reflected signal; b. graphing the reflected signal (“s”) intensity over time (“t”) to generate an echopulsograph (“EPG”); c. identifying the points of variation of said signal over time; and d. calculating the elasticity of a tissue using said points of variation and a weighing function W; wherein said weighing function W is obtained by performing the steps of: e. determining a reference value corresponding to an initial tissue elasticity as represented by an initial set of points of variation; f. assigning an arbitrary value for said weighing function W; g. calculating an intermediate value for a current tissue elasticity from said initial set of points of variation and said arbitrary value; h. calculating a difference between said reference value and said intermediate value; i. changing said arbitrary value of function W based on said difference; and j. repeating steps g and l until said intermediate value reaches said reference value.