Compressive surfaces for ultrasonic scanning and associated method
    22.
    发明授权
    Compressive surfaces for ultrasonic scanning and associated method 有权
    压缩表面用于超声波扫描和相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US07731662B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-08

    申请号:US11917466

    申请日:2006-07-25

    IPC分类号: A61B8/14

    摘要: An apparatus and related methods for ultrasonically scanning a tissue sample are described, the apparatus comprising an ultrasound transducer and a taut fabric sheet compressing the tissue sample, the ultrasound transducer contacting the taut fabric sheet and ultrasonically scanning the tissue sample therethrough. Preferably, the taut fabric sheet is substantially porous with respect to an acoustic couplant. In another embodiment, an ultrasound transducer and a vented membrane are provided, the vented membrane having a first surface contacting the tissue surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the ultrasound transducer contacting the second surface and being translated across the second surface for ultrasonically scanning the tissue volume. An acoustic couplant is applied to one of the tissue surface, the first surface, and the second surface, the vented membrane being provided with a void pattern such that it is substantially porous with respect to the acoustic coupling agent.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于超声扫描组织样本的装置和相关方法,所述装置包括超声换能器和压缩组织样本的拉紧织物片,超声波换能器接触拉紧的织物片并且超声扫描组织样本。 优选地,拉紧织物片材相对于声耦合剂基本上是多孔的。 在另一个实施例中,提供超声换能器和通气膜,所述排气膜具有接触组织表面的第一表面和与第一表面相对的第二表面,超声波换能器接触第二表面并且跨越第二表面被翻转超声波 扫描组织体积。 将声耦合剂施加到组织表面,第一表面和第二表面中的一个,通气膜具有空隙图案,使得其相对于声耦合剂基本上是多孔的。

    COMPRESSIVE SURFACES FOR ULTRASONIC SCANNING
    23.
    发明申请
    COMPRESSIVE SURFACES FOR ULTRASONIC SCANNING 有权
    用于超声波扫描的压缩表面

    公开(公告)号:US20100063396A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-03-11

    申请号:US11917466

    申请日:2006-07-25

    IPC分类号: A61B8/14

    摘要: An apparatus and related methods for ultrasonically scanning a tissue sample are described, the apparatus comprising an ultrasound transducer and a taut fabric sheet compressing the tissue sample, the ultrasound transducer contacting the taut fabric sheet and ultrasonically scanning the tissue sample therethrough. Preferably, the taut fabric sheet is substantially porous with respect to an acoustic couplant. In another embodiment, an ultrasound transducer and a vented membrane are provided, the vented membrane having a first surface contacting the tissue surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the ultrasound transducer contacting the second surface and being translated across the second surface for ultrasonically scanning the tissue volume. An acoustic couplant is applied to one of the tissue surface, the first surface, and the second surface, the vented membrane being provided with a void pattern such that it is substantially porous with respect to the acoustic coupling agent.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于超声扫描组织样本的装置和相关方法,所述装置包括超声换能器和压缩组织样本的拉紧织物片,超声波换能器接触拉紧的织物片并且超声扫描组织样本。 优选地,拉紧织物片材相对于声耦合剂基本上是多孔的。 在另一个实施例中,提供超声换能器和通气膜,所述排气膜具有接触组织表面的第一表面和与第一表面相对的第二表面,超声波换能器接触第二表面并且跨越第二表面被翻转超声波 扫描组织体积。 将声耦合剂施加到组织表面,第一表面和第二表面中的一个,通气膜具有空隙图案,使得其相对于声耦合剂基本上是多孔的。

    Processing and displaying breast ultrasound information
    24.
    发明申请
    Processing and displaying breast ultrasound information 有权
    处理和显示乳房超声信息

    公开(公告)号:US20050171430A1

    公开(公告)日:2005-08-04

    申请号:US10997293

    申请日:2004-11-23

    摘要: Displaying breast ultrasound information on an interactive user interface is described, the user interface being useful in adjunctive ultrasound mammography environments and/or ultrasound-only mammography environments. Bilateral comparison is facilitated by a pairwise display of thick-slice images corresponding to analogous slab-like subvolumes in the left and right breasts. Coronal thick-slice imaging and convenient navigation on and among coronal thick-slice images is described. In one preferred embodiment, a nipple marker is displayed the coronal thick-slice image representing a projection of a nipple location thereupon. A convenient breast icon is also displayed including a cursor position indicator variably disposed thereon in a manner that reflects a relative position between the cursor and the nipple marker. Preferably, the breast icon is configured to at least roughly resemble a clock face, the center of the clock face representing the nipple marker location. Bookmark-centric and CAD-marker-centric navigation within and among thick-slice images is also described.

    摘要翻译: 描述了在交互式用户界面上显示乳房超声信息,用户界面在辅助超声乳腺X线照相术环境和/或仅超声乳腺X线照相术环境中有用。 通过成对显示对应于左乳房和右乳房中类似的板状子体积的双层比较来促进双边比较。 描述了冠状厚片成像和冠状厚片图像之间和之间方便的导航。 在一个优选实施例中,乳头标记被显示为表示其上的乳头位置的突起的冠状厚片图像。 还显示方便的胸部图标,包括以反映光标和乳头标记之间的相对位置的方式可变地设置在其上的光标位置指示器。 优选地,乳房图标被配置为至少大致类似于时钟面,时钟面的中心表示乳头标记位置。 还描述了厚片图像内和书签中心和CAD标记为中心的导航。