Breast scanning system
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1. A breast scanning system configured to scan a breast of a patient, comprising:
- a) a transmitter array configured to transmit acoustic signals through the breast;
b) a receiver array positioned to receive acoustic signals from the transmitter array to obtain transmission attenuation data;
c) a reflection array disposed laterally between the transmitter array and the receiver array, and configured to transmit acoustic signals through the breast and receive reflected acoustic signals from the breast to obtain reflection data from the breast;
d) a table configured to receive the patient thereon, having 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; and
e) an armature movably disposable in the bath and configured to carry the arrays.
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Abstract
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.
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1. A breast scanning system configured to scan a breast of a patient, comprising:
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a) a transmitter array configured to transmit acoustic signals through the breast; b) a receiver array positioned to receive acoustic signals from the transmitter array to obtain transmission attenuation data; c) a reflection array disposed laterally between the transmitter array and the receiver array, and configured to transmit acoustic signals through the breast and receive reflected acoustic signals from the breast to obtain reflection data from the breast; d) a table configured to receive the patient thereon, having 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; and e) an armature movably disposable in the bath and configured to carry the arrays. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A breast scanning system configured to scan a breast of a patient, comprising:
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a) a table configured to receive the patient thereon, having 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; b) an armature movably disposable in the bath and configured to carry the arrays; c) transducer arrays disposable in the bath, and including a transmitter array configured to transmit acoustic signals through the breast, and a receiver array configured receive acoustic signals to obtain transmission attenuation data from the breast; and d) a reflection array to transmit acoustic signals through the breast and receive reflected acoustic waves from the breast to obtain reflection data from the breast. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. A breast scanning system configured to scan a breast of a patient, comprising:
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a) transducer arrays disposable in a bath, and including a transmitter array configured to transmit acoustic signals through the breast, and a receiver array configured receive acoustic signals to obtain transmission attenuation data from the breast; b) a reflection array to transmit acoustic signals through the breast and receive reflected acoustic waves from the breast to obtain reflection data from the breast; c) means for combining the transmission attenuation data from the transducer arrays and reflection data from the reflection array into an image of the breast of the patient; e) a table configured to receive the patient thereon, having 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; and e) an armature movably disposable in the bath and configured to carry the arrays.
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