Ultrasonic cellular tissue screening tool
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    发明授权
    Ultrasonic cellular tissue screening tool 有权
    超声波细胞组织筛选工具

    公开(公告)号:US06524246B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-02-25

    申请号:US09687128

    申请日:2000-10-13

    IPC分类号: A61B800

    摘要: Ultrasonic scanning and diagnostics for cellular tissue are disclosed. An ultrasonic probe is moved across cellular tissue at a rate that is synchronized with the image capture rate of the ultrasonic scanner, to achieve a contiguous and complete set of scan images, of the tissue. The probe can be held in a single position as it is moved across the tissue, or it can be dynamically adjusted during the scan to provide optimal contact with the scanned tissue. The image data are captured and converted to a format that is easily stored and compatible with a viewer. The viewer allows playback of the scanned images in a manner that is optimized for screening for cancers and other anomalies. A location function allows the user to select a point of interest on an individual scan image, and choose another known reference point, and the function calculates and provides the distance from the reference point to the point of interest in three dimensions. The system can be used for virtually any tissue, but can also be optimized for breast cancer screening. A pad of different density may be placed over the nipple to provide a reference point that is visible in the scan images. The breast may be covered with a fabric that is constructed in such a manner to hold the breast in place and reduce ultrasonic scanning errors, as well as holding the pad in place. The location function described above will use the nipple pad as a reference point from which to measure any detected cancers or other anomalies.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于细胞组织的超声波扫描和诊断。 超声波探头以与超声波扫描器的图像捕获速率同步的速率移动穿过细胞组织,以实现组织的连续且完整的扫描图像组。 探针可以在移动穿过组织时保持在单个位置,或者可以在扫描期间动态地调整探针以提供与扫描的组织的最佳接触。 拍摄图像数据并将其转换为容易存储并与观看者兼容的格式。 观看者允许以针对癌症和其他异常的筛选进行优化的方式回放扫描的图像。 位置功能允许用户在单独的扫描图像上选择兴趣点,并选择另一个已知的参考点,并且该函数计算并提供三维中从参考点到感兴趣点的距离。系统可以 用于几乎任何组织,但也可以优化乳腺癌筛查。 可以将不同密度的垫放置在乳头上以提供在扫描图像中可见的参考点。 乳房可以用织物覆盖,该织物以这样的方式构造,以将乳房保持在适当位置并减少超声扫描误差,以及将垫保持在适当位置。 上述位置功能将使用乳头垫作为参考点,从中测量任何检测到的癌症或其他异常。