Widespread use of the current high resolution acoustic imaging methods is inhibited by high equipment cost and the advanced technician skill needed for image development and interpretation. At the same time, readily available screening such as mammography x-rays and conventional ultrasound are limited in terms of adequate resolution.

Using Flash Ultrasound™, InnerVision seeks to develop a new standard in screening technology for breast cancer, prostate cancer, carotid artery disease and other diseases by significantly improving the diagnostic capability of acoustic imaging.

This is achieved primarily through InnerVision's attribute analysis which has shown it's clinical capability to identify cancer tumors in breast patients.

Speed of capture and caliber of resolution are two defining variables in diagnostic screening. InnerVision's Flash Ultrasound™ collects a 3D volume of tissue data in one pulse of its array, in one-twentieth of a second. A complete breast scan may be captured in one pulse, like the click of a camera. The operation of this technology does not require the skill and techniques that traditional ultrasound calls for.

Of imaging technologies widely used today for early detection of breast cancer, ultrasound offers the highest resolution - greater than x-ray mammography, and Flash Ultrasound™ is expected to be a significant step forward in acoustic imaging in comparison to traditional ultrasound.

Capturing unique acoustic signature of a given target that is not available from conventional ultrasound…

	Flash Ultrasound™	Conventional Ultrasound
Resolution/Frequency/Depth	100 Microns @3.5MHz with 6cm depth	>500 Microns @3.5MHz with 6cm depth
Target Attribute Characterization	Yes, proprietary methods	No
Dynamic Range	Up to 24bit	Image output 8bit
Speed and Operator Skills	Instantaneous and lower operator skill sets	Time consuming & operator skill dependent
Raw Data Retention	Yes, 3D Volumetric and functional data capture	Only beam-formed data
Volumetric Ensonification	Yes, Single pulse of the array	Possible… but requires thousands of pulses of array
Channels	Independent channels… Scalable to n1000…	Fixed…
Filtering	No Filtering of data, captures all and saves data	Yes, Filtering of all freq beyond the input range…
Processing Architecture	Stand-alone or Centralized	Not centralized for processing of data