ACOUSTIC PALPATION USING NON-INVASIVE ULTRASOUND TECHNIQUES TO IDENTIFY AND LOCALIZE TISSUE ELICITING BIOLOGICAL RESPONSES

摘要

Methods and systems for identifying and spatially localizing tissues having certain physiological properties or producing certain biological responses, such as the sensation of pain, in response to the application of intense focused ultrasound (acoustic probing or palpation) are provided. In some embodiments, targeted acoustic probing may be guided or visualized using imaging techniques such as ultrasound imaging or other types of non-invasive imaging techniques.