Mammography method and apparatus
    2.
    发明授权
    Mammography method and apparatus 有权
    乳房造影方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06876879B2

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-05

    申请号:US10394945

    申请日:2003-03-21

    摘要: A system for generating a three-dimensional image of the compressed breast 40 of a subject includes an x-ray mammography unit 24 for generating x-ray mammography data, a mechanical scanner 20 including an x-ray mammography compression paddle assembly 22, a control and motion system 26, 28 for driving the mechanical scanner 20 and for sensing the control and motion system's position, an ultrasound probe 32 for generating ultrasound image data in spatial registration with the x-ray mammography unit 24, and a computer 38 for generating from the ultrasound image data and the x-ray mammography data the three-dimensional ultrasound image. A method of examining a breast of a subject includes contacting an anterior surface of the breast with a compression paddle, applying pressure to the anterior surface of the breast with the compression paddle to compress it to reduce the thickness of the breast tissue, passing an ultrasound beam having a frequency greater than 3 MHz, preferably about 5 MHZ or more, through the paddle and the compressed breast tissue, receiving echoes from the compressed breast tissue through the compression paddle, and converting the echoes into breast examination data.

    摘要翻译: 用于产生受试者的压缩乳房40的三维图像的系统包括:用于产生x射线乳腺X线照相术数据的X射线乳腺摄影单元24;包括x射线乳房X射线摄影压缩桨组件22的机械扫描仪20, 以及用于驱动机械扫描器20并用于感测控制和运动系统的位置的运动系统26,28,用于产生与x射线乳房X射线摄影单元24空间对准的超声图像数据的超声波探头32,以及用于从 超声图像数据和X射线乳腺摄影数据的三维超声图像。 检查受试者的乳房的方法包括使乳房的前表面与压缩桨接触,用压缩桨对乳房的前表面施加压力以将其压缩以减小乳房组织的厚度,使超声波 通过桨和压缩的乳房组织具有大于3MHz,优选约5MHz或更大的频率的束,通过压缩桨从压缩的乳房组织接收回声,并将回波转换成乳房检查数据。

    Mammography method and apparatus
    3.
    发明授权
    Mammography method and apparatus 有权
    乳房造影方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US06574499B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-06-03

    申请号:US09448675

    申请日:1999-11-24

    IPC分类号: A61B600

    摘要: A system for generating a three-dimensional image of the compressed breast 40 of a subject includes an x-ray mammography unit 24 for generating x-ray mammography data, a mechanical scanner 20 including an x-ray mammography compression paddle assembly 22, a control and motion system 26, 28 for driving the mechanical scanner 20 and for sensing the control and motion system's position, an ultrasound probe 32 for generating ultrasound image data in spatial registration with the x-ray mammography unit 24, and a computer 38 for generating from the ultrasound image data and the x-ray mammography data the three-dimensional ultrasound image. A method of examining a breast of a subject includes contacting an anterior surface of the breast with a compression paddle, applying pressure to the anterior surface of the breast with the compression paddle to compress it to reduce the thickness of the breast tissue, passing an ultrasound beam having a frequency greater than 3 MHz, perferrably about 5 MHZ or more, through the paddle and the compressed breast tissue, receiving echoes from the compressed breast tissue through the compression paddle, and converting the echoes into breast examination data.

    摘要翻译: 用于产生受试者的压缩乳房40的三维图像的系统包括:用于产生x射线乳腺X线照相术数据的X射线乳腺摄影单元24;包括x射线乳房X射线摄影压缩桨组件22的机械扫描仪20, 以及用于驱动机械扫描器20并用于感测控制和运动系统的位置的运动系统26,28,用于产生与x射线乳房X射线摄影单元24空间对准的超声图像数据的超声波探头32,以及用于从 超声图像数据和X射线乳腺摄影数据的三维超声图像。 检查受试者的乳房的方法包括使乳房的前表面与压缩桨接触,用压缩桨对乳房的前表面施加压力以将其压缩以减小乳房组织的厚度,使超声波 通过桨和压缩的乳房组织具有大于3MHz的频率,大约5MHz或更大的频率的束,通过压缩桨接收来自压缩的乳房组织的回波,并将回波转换成乳房检查数据。