公开(公告)号：US20140323866A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-30

申请号：US14077050

申请日：2013-11-11

申请人： Shih-Ping WANG ,  Jiayu CHEN ,  Douglas G. Summers

发明人： Shih-Ping WANG ,  Jiayu CHEN ,  Douglas G. Summers

IPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/4218 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/44 ,  A61B8/4405 ,  A61B8/4444 ,  A61B8/462 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/54

摘要： Apparatus and related methods for facilitating volumetric ultrasonic scanning of a breast are described. In one preferred embodiment, a generally cone-shaped radial scanning template having a vertex and a wide opening angle is provided, the radial scanning template having a slot-like opening extending outward from the vertex through which an ultrasound transducer scans the breast as the radial scanning template is rotated. In another preferred embodiment, a flexible membrane for compressing a skin surface of the breast is provided, the flexible membrane being mounted on a mechanical assembly such as a roller assembly to form a slot-like opening through which an ultrasound transducer directly contacts the skin surface, the flexible membrane rising and falling relative to the skin surface but not moving laterally as the slot-like opening and ultrasound transducer move laterally across the compressed breast, whereby stabilization of the breast and direct transducer-skin contact are concurrently achieved.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于促进乳房体积超声扫描的装置和相关方法。 在一个优选实施例中，提供了具有顶点和宽开口角度的大致锥形的径向扫描模板，该径向扫描模板具有从顶点向外延伸的狭缝状开口，超声波换能器通过该顶点径向扫描模具 扫描模板旋转。 在另一个优选实施例中，提供了用于压缩乳房皮肤表面的柔性膜，柔性膜被安装在诸如辊组件的机械组件上以形成狭缝状开口，超声波换能器通过该槽开口直接接触皮肤表面 ，柔性膜相对于皮肤表面上升和下降，但是当狭缝状开口和超声换能器横向压缩的乳房移动时横向移动，从而同时实现乳房的稳定和直接的换能器 - 皮肤接触。

公开(公告)号：US20100040274A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-18

申请号：US12545201

申请日：2009-08-21

申请人： Wei ZHANG ,  Shih-Ping WANG ,  Jiayu CHEN ,  Zengpin YU ,  Tommy Earl CUPPLES ,  Thomas P. NEFF ,  Michael E. REED

发明人： Wei ZHANG ,  Shih-Ping WANG ,  Jiayu CHEN ,  Zengpin YU ,  Tommy Earl CUPPLES ,  Thomas P. NEFF ,  Michael E. REED

IPC分类号： G06K9/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/5238 ,  A61B6/463 ,  A61B6/502 ,  A61B6/5247 ,  A61B6/563 ,  A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/13 ,  A61B8/406 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/4405 ,  A61B8/462 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/465 ,  A61B8/466 ,  A61B8/467 ,  A61B8/565

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投影的冠状厚片图像。 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。

公开(公告)号：US20120302887A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-29

申请号：US13489091

申请日：2012-06-05

申请人： Tor C. ANDERSON ,  Jiayu CHEN ,  Shih-Ping WANG

发明人： Tor C. ANDERSON ,  Jiayu CHEN ,  Shih-Ping WANG

IPC分类号： A61B8/13

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/406 ,  A61B8/4218 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/4405 ,  A61B8/462 ,  A61B8/483

摘要： Automated ultrasonic scanning of a chestwardly compressed breast of a supine patient uses a scanning assembly that moves down to compress the breast through a membrane that is secured to the assembly across a bottom opening. A motorized ultrasound transducer moves across the breast while the breast remains downwardly compressed against the patient's chest, sending and receiving ultrasound energy through the membrane. The membrane is porous with respect to an acoustic coupling liquid that impregnates it. The transducer outputs ultrasound information that is processed to form initial planar images and then reconstructed slice images of breast tissue.

摘要翻译： 仰卧患者胸部压缩乳房的自动超声波扫描使用向下移动的扫描组件，以通过穿过底部开口固定到组件的膜来压缩乳房。 电动超声波换能器穿过乳房，同时乳房保持向下压迫患者的胸部，通过膜发送和接收超声能量。 相对于浸渍它的声耦合液体，膜是多孔的。 传感器输出被处理以形成初始平面图像，然后重建乳腺组织切片图像的超声信息。

公开(公告)号：US20100004539A1

公开(公告)日：2010-01-07

申请号：US12167017

申请日：2008-07-02

申请人： Jiayu CHEN ,  Thomas P. NEFF

发明人： Jiayu CHEN ,  Thomas P. NEFF

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/462 ,  A61B8/465 ,  A61B8/467 ,  Y10S128/915

摘要： Methods and related apparatuses are described for acquiring and displaying ultrasound mammographic image information. The system includes an ultrasound image acquisition device having at least one ultrasonic transducer positionable by a user on breast tissue of a patient so as to provide sonographic information of the breast tissue. A processing system controls the ultrasonic transducer, receives sonographic data from the transducer, and processes the data to generate sonographic image information for real time viewing by the user. A graphical user interface includes a touch-sensitive display programmed and configured to accept user adjustments with respect to the sonographic imaging process, and display the sonographic image information to the user responsive to the accepted adjustments in real time.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于获取和显示超声乳房X光照相图像信息的方法和相关装置。 该系统包括超声波图像采集装置，其具有至少一个超声换能器，该超声波换能器可由使用者在患者的乳房组织上定位，以便提供乳房组织的超声波信息。 处理系统控制超声波换能器，从换能器接收超声波数据，并处理数据以产生用于实时观看用户的超声图像信息。 图形用户界面包括编程和配置为接受用户对超声成像过程的调整的触敏显示器，并且响应于实时接受的调整而向用户显示超声图像信息。