公开(公告)号：US08366617B2

公开(公告)日：2013-02-05

申请号：US12152631

申请日：2008-05-14

申请人： Steven A. Johnson ,  Michael J. Berggren ,  David T. Borup ,  Barry K. Hanover ,  James W. Wiskin ,  Jeff Pattee

发明人： Steven A. Johnson ,  Michael J. Berggren ,  David T. Borup ,  Barry K. Hanover ,  James W. Wiskin ,  Jeff Pattee

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/15 ,  A61B8/4477 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/58 ,  G01S7/52036 ,  G01S15/8977

摘要： A breast scanning system configured to scan a breast of a patient includes a table configured to receive the patient thereon. The table has an aperture formed therein configured to receive the breast of the patient pendant therethrough and positionable over and into a bath configured to contain a medium. An armature is movably disposable in the bath. The armature carries transducer arrays that are disposable in the bath, and configured to transmit and receive acoustic and/or ultrasound signals. A manual control is operatively coupled to the armature to manually move the armature and thus the transducer arrays within the bath.

摘要翻译： 构造成扫描患者的乳房的乳房扫描系统包括被配置为在其上接收患者的台子。 桌子具有形成在其中的孔，其构造成接收患者垂直的胸部，并且可定位在被配置为容纳介质的浴中。 衔铁在浴缸中可移动一次性。 衔铁承载在浴中一次性使用的换能器阵列，并被配置为传输和接收声和/或超声信号。 手动控制可操作地耦合到电枢，以手动地移动电枢并且因此将电极中的换能器阵列移动。

公开(公告)号：US20080319318A1

公开(公告)日：2008-12-25

申请号：US12152631

申请日：2008-05-14

申请人： Steven A. Johnson ,  Michael J. Berggren ,  David T. Borup ,  Barry K. Hanover ,  James W. Wiskin ,  Jeff Pattee

发明人： Steven A. Johnson ,  Michael J. Berggren ,  David T. Borup ,  Barry K. Hanover ,  James W. Wiskin ,  Jeff Pattee

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/15 ,  A61B8/4477 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/58 ,  G01S7/52036 ,  G01S15/8977

摘要： A breast scanning system configured to scan a breast of a patient includes a table configured to receive the patient thereon. The table has an aperture formed therein configured to receive the breast of the patient pendant therethrough and positionable over and into a bath configured to contain a medium. An armature is movably disposable in the bath. The armature carries transducer arrays that are disposable in the bath, and configured to transmit and receive acoustic and/or ultrasound signals. A manual control is operatively coupled to the armature to manually move the armature and thus the transducer arrays within the bath.

摘要翻译： 构造成扫描患者的乳房的乳房扫描系统包括被配置为在其上接收患者的台子。 桌子具有形成在其中的孔，其构造成接收患者垂直的胸部，并且可定位在被配置为容纳介质的浴中。 衔铁在浴缸中可移动一次性。 衔铁承载在浴中一次性使用的换能器阵列，并被配置为传输和接收声和/或超声信号。 手动控制可操作地耦合到电枢，以手动地移动电枢并且因此将电极中的换能器阵列移动。

公开(公告)号：US6005916A

公开(公告)日：1999-12-21

申请号：US972101

申请日：1997-11-17

申请人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James W. Wiskin ,  Frank Natterer ,  F. Wubeling ,  Yongzhi Zhang ,  Scott Charles Olsen

发明人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James W. Wiskin ,  Frank Natterer ,  F. Wubeling ,  Yongzhi Zhang ,  Scott Charles Olsen

IPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/15 ,  G01H3/12 ,  G01N22/00 ,  G01N23/205 ,  G01S7/285 ,  G01S13/10 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S15/04 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S15/96 ,  G01V1/00 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G01N23/201

CPC分类号： G06T11/006 ,  A61B5/05 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B5/4312 ,  A61B5/7257 ,  A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/15 ,  A61B8/406 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  G01H3/125 ,  G01N22/00 ,  G01N23/2055 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S15/8909 ,  G01S15/8913 ,  G01S15/8929 ,  G01S15/8938 ,  G01S15/895 ,  G01S15/8977 ,  G01V1/003 ,  A61B8/4209 ,  A61B8/485 ,  G01S13/103 ,  G01S15/04 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S15/96 ,  G06T2211/408 ,  G06T2211/424 ,  Y10S378/901

摘要： An apparatus and method for rapid real time imaging with wavefield energy using a C.P.U. programmed to process data derived from wavefield energy that has been transmitted and scattered by an object so as to reconstruct a wavefield image of the object. Electronic signals are propagated and are transduced into wavefield energy waves which in turn are propagated toward the object. Detectors detect the wavefield energy waves scattered by the object. The detected wavefield energy waves are then electronically processed and input into a high-speed digital computer which may comprise a C.P.U. and/or a C.P.U. in combination with an array or parallel processor. Data is also prepared and input to the computer representing the incident field and the computer then reconstructs a high-quality image of the object having high spacial resolution and including actual properties of the object. The media in which the object is embedded may be fluid or solid, homogeneous, or layered (such as stratigraphic layering, or ocean velocity layers, or layering of composites in nondestructive imaging applications), or may consist of porous material (either sedimentary deposits or composites in nondestructive testing).

摘要翻译： 一种使用C.P.U.用波场能快速实时成像的装置和方法。 被编程为处理由物体发射和散射的波场能量导出的数据，以便重建物体的波场图像。 电子信号被传播并被转导成波场能量波，其又向着物体传播。 探测器检测物体散射的波场能量波。 然后将检测到的波场能量波电子处理并输入到可包括C.P.U.的高速数字计算机中。 和/或C.P.U. 与阵列或并行处理器组合。 还准备数据并将其输入到表示事件场的计算机，然后计算机重建具有高空间分辨率并包括对象的实际属性的对象的高质量图像。 物体被嵌入的介质可能是流体或固体，均匀或分层的（例如地层分层或海洋速度层，或非破坏性成像应用中复合材料的分层），或可由多孔材料（沉积沉积物或 复合材料在非破坏性测试中）。

公开(公告)号：US5588032A

公开(公告)日：1996-12-24

申请号：US961768

申请日：1992-10-14

申请人： Steven A. Johnson ,  James W. Wiskin ,  David T. Borup ,  Douglas A. Christensen ,  Frank Stenger

发明人： Steven A. Johnson ,  James W. Wiskin ,  David T. Borup ,  Douglas A. Christensen ,  Frank Stenger

IPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/14 ,  G01H3/12 ,  G01N23/205 ,  G01S7/285 ,  G01S13/10 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S15/04 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S15/96 ,  G01V1/00 ,  G06T11/00 ,  G01N23/201

CPC分类号： A61B5/4312 ,  A61B5/7257 ,  A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/14 ,  G01H3/125 ,  G01N23/2055 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S15/8929 ,  G01S15/8938 ,  G01S15/895 ,  G01S15/8977 ,  G01V1/003 ,  G06T11/006 ,  A61B8/485 ,  G01S13/103 ,  G01S15/04 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S15/8913 ,  G01S15/96 ,  G06T2211/424 ,  G06T2211/428 ,  Y10S378/901

摘要： An apparatus and method for rapid real time imaging with wavefield energy by inverse scattering using a C.P.U programmed to process data derived from wavefield energy that has been transmitted and scattered by an object so as to reconstruct a wavefield image of the object. Electronic signals are propagated and are transduced into wavefield energy waves which in turn are propagated toward the object. Detector means detect the wavefield energy waves scattered by the object. The detected wavefield energy waves are then electronically processed and input into a high-speed digital computer which may comprise a C.P.U. and/or a C.P.U in combination with an array or parallel processor. Data is also prepared and input to the computer representing the incident field and the computer then reconstructs a high-quality image of the object having high spacial resolution and including actual internal viscous and elastic properties of the object through the use of new inverse scattering techniques used in the data processing steps. The media in which the object is embedded may be fluid or solid, homogeneous, or layered (such as stratigraphic layering, or ocean velocity layers, or layering of composites in nondestructive imaging applications), or may consist of porous material (either sedimentary deposits or composites in nondestructive testing).

摘要翻译： 一种用于通过使用被编程为处理由物体发射和散射的波场能量导出的数据的C.P.U通过反向散射来快速实时成像波场能量的装置和方法，以便重构物体的波场图像。 电子信号被传播并被转导成波场能量波，其又向着物体传播。 检测器意味着检测被物体散射的波场能量波。 然后将检测到的波场能量波电子处理并输入到可包括C.P.U.的高速数字计算机中。 和/或C.P.U与阵列或并行处理器组合。 数据也被准备好并且输入到表示事件场的计算机，并且计算机然后通过使用新的反向散射技术来重建具有高空间分辨率并且包括物体的实际内部粘性和弹性特性的高质量图像 在数据处理步骤中。 物体被嵌入的介质可能是流体或固体，均匀或分层的（例如地层分层或海洋速度层，或非破坏性成像应用中复合材料的分层），或可由多孔材料（沉积沉积物或 复合材料在非破坏性测试中）。

公开(公告)号：US08246543B2

公开(公告)日：2012-08-21

申请号：US12152637

申请日：2008-05-14

申请人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James W. Wiskin

发明人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James W. Wiskin

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  G06K9/20

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/15 ,  A61B8/4477 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/58 ,  G01S7/52036 ,  G01S15/8977

摘要： Methods for imaging the internal structures of an object using an acoustic wave field are provided. In one aspect, for example, a method of imaging internals of a physical object using acoustic waves may include transmitting an acoustic wave field toward the object, receiving a resultant acoustic wave field with a receiver, where the resultant acoustic wave field is in response to the transmitted acoustic wave field reflected from or transmitted through the object, and determining a predicted resultant acoustic wave field derived from a model of the object. The method may also include determining a residual between the predicted resultant acoustic wave field and the resultant acoustic wave field, and back propagating the residual to determine corrections to the model of the object. In another aspect, the above recited steps may be further iterated to successively refine the model of the object over a number of iterations until a predefined condition is reached.

摘要翻译： 提供了使用声波场成像对象的内部结构的方法。 在一个方面，例如，使用声波对物理对象的内部成像进行成像的方法可以包括向对象发射声波场，用接收器接收所得到的声波场，其中所得到的声波场响应于 所发射的声波场从物体反射或透射通过物体，并且确定从物体的模型导出的预测的合成声波场。 该方法还可以包括确定预测的所得到的声波场和所产生的声波场之间的残差，并且反向传播残差以确定对象的模型的校正。 在另一方面，可以进一步迭代上述叙述的步骤，以在多个迭代上连续细化对象的模型，直到达到预定条件。

公开(公告)号：US20080294043A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-27

申请号：US12152637

申请日：2008-05-14

申请人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James W. Wiskin

发明人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James W. Wiskin

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/15 ,  A61B8/4477 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/58 ,  G01S7/52036 ,  G01S15/8977

摘要： Methods for imaging the internal structures of an object using an acoustic wave field are provided. In one aspect, for example, a method of imaging internals of a physical object using acoustic waves may include transmitting an acoustic wave field toward the object, receiving a resultant acoustic wave field with a receiver, where the resultant acoustic wave field is in response to the transmitted acoustic wave field reflected from or transmitted through the object, and determining a predicted resultant acoustic wave field derived from a model of the object. The method may also include determining a residual between the predicted resultant acoustic wave field and the resultant acoustic wave field, and back propagating the residual to determine corrections to the model of the object. In another aspect, the above recited steps may be further iterated to successively refine the model of the object over a number of iterations until a predefined condition is reached.

摘要翻译： 提供了使用声波场成像对象的内部结构的方法。 在一个方面，例如，使用声波对物理对象的内部成像进行成像的方法可以包括向对象发射声波场，用接收器接收所得到的声波场，其中所得到的声波场响应于 所发射的声波场从物体反射或透射通过物体，并且确定从物体的模型导出的预测的合成声波场。 该方法还可以包括确定预测的所得到的声波场和所产生的声波场之间的残差，并且反向传播残差以确定对象的模型的校正。 在另一方面，可以进一步迭代上述叙述的步骤，以在多个迭代上连续细化对象的模型，直到达到预定条件。

公开(公告)号：US07684846B2

公开(公告)日：2010-03-23

申请号：US11222541

申请日：2005-09-09

申请人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James Wiskin ,  Michael J. Berggren

发明人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James Wiskin ,  Michael J. Berggren

IPC分类号： A61B5/00 ,  G01N23/00

CPC分类号： G06T11/006 ,  A61B5/05 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B5/4312 ,  A61B5/7257 ,  A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/15 ,  A61B8/406 ,  A61B8/4209 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/485 ,  G01H3/125 ,  G01N22/00 ,  G01N23/2055 ,  G01S13/103 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S15/04 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S15/8909 ,  G01S15/8913 ,  G01S15/8929 ,  G01S15/8938 ,  G01S15/895 ,  G01S15/8977 ,  G01S15/96 ,  G01V1/003 ,  G06T2211/408 ,  G06T2211/424 ,  Y10S378/901

摘要： A transmission wave field imaging method, comprising the transmission of an incident wave field into an object, the incident wave field propagating into the object and, at least, partially scattering. Also includes the measuring of a wave field transmitted, at least in part, through an object to obtain a measured wave field, the measured wave field based, in part, on the incident wave field and the object. Additionally, the processing of the measured wave field utilizing a recursive reconstruction algorithm to generate an image data set representing at least one image of the object.

摘要翻译： 一种透射波场成像方法，包括将入射波场传输到物体中，入射波场传播到物体中，并且至少部分散射。 还包括至少部分通过物体传输的波场的测量，以获得测量的波场，所测量的波场部分地基于入射波场和物体。 另外，利用递归重建算法来处理所测量的波场，以生成表示对象的至少一个图像的图像数据集。

公开(公告)号：US06587540B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-01

申请号：US09471106

申请日：1999-12-21

申请人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James Wiskin ,  Michael J. Berggren

发明人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James Wiskin ,  Michael J. Berggren

IPC分类号： A61B663

CPC分类号： A61B8/0825 ,  A61B5/4312 ,  A61B5/7257 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/15 ,  A61B8/406 ,  A61B8/4209 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  G01H3/125 ,  G01N22/00 ,  G01N23/2055 ,  G01S13/103 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S15/04 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S15/8913 ,  G01S15/8929 ,  G01S15/8938 ,  G01S15/895 ,  G01S15/8977 ,  G01S15/96 ,  G01V1/003 ,  G06T11/001 ,  G06T11/006 ,  G06T2211/408 ,  G06T2211/424

摘要： This invention describes a method for increasing the speed of the parabolic marching method by about a factor of 256. Firstly, to form true 3-D images or 3-D assembled from 2-D slices. Secondly, the frequency of operation can be increased to 5 MHz to match the operating frequency of reflection tomography. This allow the improved imaging of speed of sound which in turn is used to correct errors in focusing delays in reflection tomography imaging. This allows reflection tomography to reach or closely approach its theoretical spatial resolution of ½ to ¾ wave lengths. A third benefit of increasing the operating frequency of inverse scattering to 5 MHz is the improved out of topographic plane spatial resolution. This improves the ability to detect small lesions. It also allow the use of small transducers and narrower beams so that slices can be made closer to the chest wall.

摘要翻译： 本发明描述了一种用于将抛物线行进方法的速度提高约256倍的方法。首先，形成由2-D切片组装的真实3-D图像或3-D图像。 其次，操作频率可以提高到5 MHz以匹配反射层析成像的工作频率。 这允许对速度的改进的成像，其进而用于校正反射层析成像中的聚焦延迟中的误差。 这允许反射层析成像达到或接近其理论空间分辨率为1/2至¾波长。 将反向散射的工作频率增加到5MHz的第三个好处是从地形平面空间分辨率得到改善。 这提高了检测小病变的能力。 它还允许使用小的换能器和较窄的梁，使得切片可以靠近胸壁。

公开(公告)号：US07771360B2

公开(公告)日：2010-08-10

申请号：US10821407

申请日：2004-04-08

申请人： Steven A. Johnson ,  Michael Berggren ,  David T. Borup ,  Barry K. Hanover ,  Rita Hanover ,  Martin Kammeyer ,  Scott Olsen ,  Jeffrey Pattee ,  Frank L. Setinsek ,  Kortlan D. Stewart ,  James Wiskin

发明人： Steven A. Johnson ,  Michael Berggren ,  David T. Borup ,  Barry K. Hanover ,  Rita Hanover ,  Martin Kammeyer ,  Scott Olsen ,  Jeffrey Pattee ,  Frank L. Setinsek ,  Kortlan D. Stewart ,  James Wiskin

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B5/415 ,  A61B5/418 ,  A61B5/4312 ,  A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/406 ,  A61B8/4209 ,  A61B8/4281 ,  A61B8/483

摘要： A breast scanning system scans a breast of a patient with transducer arrays that transmit and receive ultrasound signals in a bath containing a medium, such as a liquid. A table is disposable over the bath to receive the patient thereon, and has an aperture formed in the table and positionable over the bath to receive the breast of the patient pendent therethrough and into the bath. The table is linearly vertically displaceable with respect to the bath. The system includes a preconditioning tank to precondition the liquid prior to being introduced into the bath. The bath includes means for securing the breast within the bath.

摘要翻译： 乳房扫描系统使用在含有介质（例如液体）的浴中传送和接收超声信号的换能器阵列扫描患者的乳房。 一个桌子是一次性的在浴上一次性接收患者在其上，并且具有形成在桌子中并可定位在浴槽上的孔，以接收病人的乳房穿过其中并穿入浴中。 该工作台相对于槽线可垂直移动。 该系统包括预调节罐，用于在引入浴液之前预处理液体。 浴室包括用于将乳房固定在浴缸内的装置。

公开(公告)号：US07570742B2

公开(公告)日：2009-08-04

申请号：US10615569

申请日：2003-07-07

申请人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James Wiskin ,  Michael J. Berggren

发明人： Steven A. Johnson ,  David T. Borup ,  James Wiskin ,  Michael J. Berggren

IPC分类号： G01N23/00

CPC分类号： G06T11/006 ,  A61B5/05 ,  A61B5/0507 ,  A61B5/4312 ,  A61B5/7257 ,  A61B8/0825 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/15 ,  A61B8/406 ,  A61B8/4209 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/485 ,  G01H3/125 ,  G01N22/00 ,  G01N23/2055 ,  G01S13/103 ,  G01S13/89 ,  G01S15/04 ,  G01S15/88 ,  G01S15/89 ,  G01S15/8909 ,  G01S15/8913 ,  G01S15/8929 ,  G01S15/8938 ,  G01S15/895 ,  G01S15/8977 ,  G01S15/96 ,  G01V1/003 ,  G06T2211/408 ,  G06T2211/424 ,  Y10S378/901

摘要： This invention describes a method for increasing the speed of the parabolic marching method by about a factor of 256. This increase in speed can be used to accomplish a number of important objectives. Firstly, the speed can be used to collect data to form true 3-D images or 3-D assembled from 2-D slices. Speed allows larger images to be made. Secondly, the frequency of operation can be increased to 5 MHz to match the operating frequency of reflection tomography. This allow the improved imaging of speed of sound which in turn is used to correct errors in focusing delays in reflection tomography imaging. This allows reflection tomography to reach or closely approach its theoretical spatial resolution of ½ to ¾ wave lengths. A third benefit of increasing the operating frequency of inverse scattering to 5 MHz is the improved out of topographic plane spatial resolution. This improves the ability to detect small lesions. It also allow the use of small transducers and narrower beams so that slices can be made closer to the chest wall.