公开(公告)号：US20070055159A1

公开(公告)日：2007-03-08

申请号：US11513481

申请日：2006-08-30

申请人： Shih-Ping Wang ,  Jiayu Chen ,  Douglas Summers

发明人： Shih-Ping Wang ,  Jiayu Chen ,  Douglas Summers

IPC分类号： 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：US20170095225A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-06

申请号：US15244950

申请日：2016-08-23

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 ,  A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/4209 ,  A61B8/4218 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/4405 ,  A61B8/4455 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/4494 ,  A61B8/463 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/54

摘要： An apparatus and a method are disclosed for obtaining ultrasound images of a patient's breast that is chestwardly compressed with a template that is essentially planar and rotates relative to the breast while one or more ultrasound transducers moving with the template take 2D images of the breast through one or more respective radially oriented slots in the template, preferably through a membrane that is porous to a gel. The 2D images are processed into slice images representing breast slices of desired thicknesses and orientation that are displayed alone or with some of the 2D images, preferably pairs of orthogonally disposed 2D images.

公开(公告)号：US20100174185A1

公开(公告)日：2010-07-08

申请号：US12299275

申请日：2007-05-02

申请人： Shih-Ping Wang ,  Tor C. Anderson ,  Jiayu Chen ,  Douglas G. Summers

发明人： Shih-Ping Wang ,  Tor C. Anderson ,  Jiayu Chen ,  Douglas G. Summers

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B10/02

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/0833 ,  A61B8/0841 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/4218 ,  A61B8/4455 ,  A61B8/4461 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/54 ,  G01S15/8934

摘要： An apparatus and related methods for ultrasonically scanning a tissue sample are described, the apparatus comprising an ultrasound transducer and a membranous sheet, the membranous sheet compressing the tissue sample, the ultrasound transducer contacting the membranous sheet and ultrasonically scanning the tissue sample therethrough, wherein the membranous sheet has a generally arcuate shape and the ultrasound transducer is movable in a generally arcuate trajectory therealong during the ultrasonic scan. Also described is an apparatus for facilitating a medical procedure, comprising a membranous sheet compressing a tissue sample, an ultrasound transducer contacting the membranous sheet to ultrasonically scan the tissue sample therethrough, and a biopsy guide operably coupled to the ultrasound transducer for maintaining a biopsy instrument in a scan plane of the ultrasound transducer to facilitate a percutaneous biopsy of a lesion located in the scan plane.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于超声波扫描组织样品的装置和相关方法，所述装置包括超声换能器和膜片，所述膜片压缩所述组织样本，所述超声波换能器接触所述膜片并且超声扫描所述组织样本，其中， 膜片具有大致弓形的形状，并且超声波换能器在超声波扫描期间沿着大致弧形的轨迹移动。 还描述了一种用于促进医疗过程的装置，包括压缩组织样本的膜片，接触膜片的超声波换能器以超声扫描组织样本，以及可操作地耦合到超声换能器的活检导管，用于维持活检器械 在超声换能器的扫描平面中，以便于位于扫描平面中的病变的经皮活检。

公开(公告)号：US08162833B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-24

申请号：US12890374

申请日：2010-09-24

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： A61B8/00

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：US07828733B2

公开(公告)日：2010-11-09

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： A61B8/00

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：US20100076311A1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-25

申请号：US12441975

申请日：2007-09-21

申请人： Laszlo Tabar ,  Shih-Ping Wang ,  Tor C. Anderson ,  Jiayu Chen

发明人： Laszlo Tabar ,  Shih-Ping Wang ,  Tor C. Anderson ,  Jiayu Chen

IPC分类号： A61B8/14 ,  G06K9/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/523

摘要： Systems, methods, and related computer program products for acquiring, processing, and displaying breast ultrasound information are described. In one preferred embodiment, a three-dimensional data volume of a sonographic property of a chestwardly compressed breast is acquired, and the data volume is processed to generate a plurality of two-dimensional coronal thick-slice images. Each coronal thick-slice image is representative of the sonographic property within a thick-slice subvolume of the breast substantially parallel to a coronal plane. The thick-slice subvolume has a thickness selected for optimal viewing of terminal ductal lobular unit (TDLU) patterns in a display of the thick-slice images.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于获取，处理和显示乳房超声信息的系统，方法和相关的计算机程序产品。 在一个优选实施例中，获取胸部压缩乳房的超声波特性的三维数据体积，并处理数据体积以产生多个二维冠状厚片图像。 每个冠状厚片图像代表基本上平行于冠状面的乳房的厚切片子体积内的超声波特性。 厚片子体积具有选择用于在厚片图像的显示器中最佳观看末端导管小叶单元（TDLU）图案的厚度。

公开(公告)号：US08721552B2

公开(公告)日：2014-05-13

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： A61B8/00

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：US08579819B2

公开(公告)日：2013-11-12

申请号：US13296023

申请日：2011-11-14

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： A61B8/00

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：US07615008B2

公开(公告)日：2009-11-10

申请号：US10997293

申请日：2004-11-23

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： A61B8/00

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：US20080194959A1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-14

申请号：US11597196

申请日：2005-05-23

申请人： Shih-Ping Wang ,  Wei Zhang ,  Jiayu Chen ,  Zengpin Yu

发明人： Shih-Ping Wang ,  Wei Zhang ,  Jiayu Chen ,  Zengpin Yu

IPC分类号： A61B8/13

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/406 ,  A61B8/4218 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B8/54

摘要： An apparatus and related methods for scanning a breast are described, the apparatus comprising a frame defining an orifice shaped to allow the breast to be received therein, a compressive member secured to the frame across the orifice that compresses the received breast toward the patient's chest wall, and a transducer positioned in acoustic communication with the compressive member for imaging the breast therethrough. The frame holds a reservoir of acoustically conductive fluid that maintains the transducer in acoustic communication with the compressive member. In different preferred embodiments having different advantages, the compressive member comprises a flexible elastic membrane, a flexible inelastic membrane, or a rigid sonolucent plastic preformed into the shape of a chestwardly-compressed breast. Where the transducer comprises one or more linear array probes, various probe orientations and trajectories are described for generating a three-dimensional volumetric representation of the breast having reduced nipple shadow effects.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于扫描乳房的装置和相关方法，所述装置包括限定形状以允许乳房被容纳在其中的孔口的框架;压缩构件，其被固定到穿过所述孔口的框架，所述压缩构件将接收的乳房压缩到患者的胸壁 以及与所述压缩构件声学连通的换能器，用于使乳房通过其成像。 框架保持导电流体的储存器，其将换能器保持与压缩构件声学连通。 在具有不同优点的不同优选实施例中，压缩构件包括柔性弹性膜，柔性非弹性膜或预先形成胸部压缩乳房形状的刚性声光塑料。 在换能器包括一个或多个线性阵列探针的情况下，描述了用于产生具有降低的乳头阴影效应的乳房的三维体积表示的各种探针取向和轨迹。