公开(公告)号：US20140135623A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-15

申请号：US13677881

申请日：2012-11-15

Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Inventor： Joseph John Manak ,  Kai Thomenius ,  Robert Wodnicki ,  Scott Zelakiewicz ,  Ying Fan ,  Andrea Schmitz ,  Weston Blaine Griffin

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B6/04 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61B6/02

CPC classification number: A61B8/4416 ,  A61B6/02 ,  A61B6/025 ,  A61B6/04 ,  A61B6/0414 ,  A61B6/4417 ,  A61B6/461 ,  A61B6/469 ,  A61B6/502 ,  A61B6/5247 ,  A61B6/54 ,  A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/403 ,  A61B8/42 ,  A61B8/4209 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/5261 ,  A61B8/54

Abstract: An imaging assembly is provided including a paddle assembly, an X-ray detection unit, an ultrasound module, and a control module. The paddle assembly includes first and second plates that are articulable with respect to each other and configured to receive and compress an object to be imaged. The X-ray detection unit is mounted proximate to at least one of the first and second plates. The ultrasound module is configured to acquire ultrasound information of the object to be imaged and includes an ultrasound transducer articulably mounted to at least one of the first and second plates. The control module is configured to position the ultrasound transducer to scan a region of interest identified using X-ray information received from the X-ray detection unit, while not scanning at least a portion of the object outside of the region of interest.

Abstract translation: 提供了一种成像组件，包括桨组件，X射线检测单元，超声模块和控制模块。 桨叶组件包括第一和第二板，其可相对于彼此铰接并且构造成接收和压缩待成像的物体。 X射线检测单元安装在靠近第一和第二板中的至少一个的位置。 超声模块被配置为获取待成像对象的超声信息，并且包括可铰接地安装到第一和第二板中的至少一个的超声波换能器。 所述控制模块被配置成定位所述超声换能器，以扫描使用从所述X射线检测单元接收的X射线信息所标识的感兴趣区域，而不扫描所述目标区域外的所述对象的至少一部分。