公开(公告)号：US08747317B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-10

申请号：US13685064

申请日：2012-11-26

申请人： U-Systems, Inc.

发明人： Zengpin Yu ,  Danhua Zhao ,  Thomas P. Neff ,  Wei Zhang ,  Shih-Ping Wang

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/4477 ,  A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/4405 ,  A61B8/5238 ,  Y10T29/49005

摘要： A modular, flexible architecture for offering full-field breast ultrasound (FFBU) functionality and general-purpose ultrasound functionality in a single system is described. A conventional, general-purpose ultrasound system is modified with an FFBU toolkit to create a dual-capability ultrasound system, the dual-capability ultrasound system being able to accommodate both general-purpose ultrasound functionality and FFBU functionality, using a single ultrasound engine. Among other advantages, real-world clinical environments may enjoy cost savings for initial system procurement, space savings on clinic floors, easier and less expensive system upgrades, and the ability to use a single system and user interface for both FFBU screening and for follow-up diagnosis, biopsy, etc. Among other advantages from an ultrasound manufacturer's perspective are the ability to quickly and/or more easily come to market with an FFBU-related offering by modifying their existing general-purpose ultrasound systems with FFBU toolkits to quickly create dual-capability ultrasound systems.

摘要翻译： 描述了在单个系统中提供全场乳房超声（FFBU）功能和通用超声功能的模块化，灵活的架构。 使用FFBU工具包修改常规的通用超声系统，以创建双能力超声系统，双能力超声系统能够使用单个超声引擎来兼容通用超声功能和FFBU功能。 除了其他优点之外，现实世界的临床环境可以节省初始系统采购成本，临床楼层节省空间，更便宜和更便宜的系统升级，以及使用单个系统和用户界面进行FFBU筛选和跟踪的功能， 超声波诊断，活检等。超声波制造商的观点还有其他优点，即通过使用FFBU工具包修改现有的通用超声波系统，快速和/或更容易地与FFBU相关的产品上市，以快速创建双重 能力超声系统。