US Patent Issued to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation on Aug. 25 for "Magnetic resonance elastography system for the prostate" (Wisconsin Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,714,311, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (Madison, Wis.).

"Magnetic resonance elastography system for the prostate" was invented by Christopher Brace (Madison, Wis.) and Shane Wells (Madison, Wis.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driver for transperineal magnetic resonance elastography provides a body harness stabilizing a mechanical actuator against a body reference point to provide improved imaging. The driver may employ a polymer bellows for mechanical simplicity and low cost."

The patent was filed on April 16, 2024, under Application No. 18/636,539.

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