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US 2004/0064046 A1Published application
Scanning devices for three-dimensional ultrasound mammography
AssigneesAlfred E. Mann Institute for Biomedical Engineering, at the University of Southern California
InventorRamez E.N. Shehada
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Abstract
A breast tomography scanner including a stationary chamber configured to hold fluid, a movable chamber within the stationary chamber configured to hold fluid, and breast scanning apparatus. Various configurations for housing the ultrasonic transducers are disclosed, along with filling and draining apparatus, leakage protections turbulence-reduction configurations and control systems.
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A breast tomography scanner comprising:
- a stationary chamber configured to hold fluid;
- a movable chamber within the stationary chamber configured to hold fluid, to move relative to the stationary chamber, and to receive a breast;
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- breast scanning apparatus configured to scan the breast received by the movable chamber.
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A breast tomography scanner comprising:
- a chamber configured to hold fluid;
- a drain at the bottom of the chamber to drain fluid from the chamber;
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- a slanted surface at the bottom of the chamber configured to direct fluid towards the drain.
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A breast tomography scanner comprising:
- a chamber configured to hold fluid;
- a table top having a top surface and a bottom surface positioned above the chamber;
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- an opening in the table top extending from the top surface to the bottom surface, positioned above the chamber, and configured to receive a breast, wherein the top surface but not the bottom surface is tapered downwardly in the area of the opening.
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A breast tomography scanner comprising:
- a chamber configured to hold fluid and to receive a breast;
- an ultrasonic transmitter and an ultrasonic receiver coupled to the chamber and positioned to receive the breast between them,
- a housing for housing the ultrasonic transmitter and the ultrasonic receiver, the housing including a recessed cavity surrounding the ultrasonic transmitter and the ultrasonic receiver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.