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Method for imaging and treating a breast

  • US 20060009696A1
  • Filed: 06/15/2005
  • Published: 01/12/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for imaging and treating a breast of a patient, comprising:

  • a) disposing the breast into a bath of medium;

    b) physically securing the breast and maintaining the breast in a repeatable position and in a repeatable shape with respect to a chest wall of the patient;

    c) scanning the breast with ultrasound signals from transducer arrays to create a three-dimensional image of the breast and to locate a position of a tumor or a lesion in the breast with respect to the three-dimensional image; and

    d) further treating the tumor or the lesion of the breast while maintaining the position and the shape of the breast with respect to the chest wall of the patient as during scanning.

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