US PATENT SUBCLASS 600 / 448
.~.~.~ Through-transmission (e.g., time-of-flight) imaging


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600 /   HD   SURGERY

300  DF  DIAGNOSTIC TESTING {38}
407  DF  .~ Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation {11}
437  DF  .~.~ Ultrasonic {10}
448.~.~.~ Through-transmission (e.g., time-of-flight) imaging


DEFINITION

Classification: 600/448

Through-transmission (e.g., time-of-flight) imaging:

(under subclass 437) Subject matter wherein the ultrasonic scanning transducer means generates ultrasonic waves to insonify through a portion of the body under observation and an ultrasonic receiving transducer converts at least a portion of an acoustical image field into electrical signals, which signals are processed into an image.