MAMMOGRAPHIC APPARATUS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mammographic apparatus capable of visually recognizing the position of a breast from an external part so as to reliably insert the breast into a measurement part, and raising light tightness in the measurement part in performing measurement. SOLUTION: The mammograp...

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Main Authors OMAE ETSUKO, YAMASHITA YUTAKA, YAMASHITA DAISUKE, YOSHIMOTO KENJI, SUZUKI TOSHIHIKO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 27.08.2009
Subjects
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HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
SURGERY
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Summary:PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mammographic apparatus capable of visually recognizing the position of a breast from an external part so as to reliably insert the breast into a measurement part, and raising light tightness in the measurement part in performing measurement. SOLUTION: The mammographic apparatus 1 obtains the information on the inside of a breast B by irradiating the breast B of a subject A with light and detecting the diffused light. The apparatus includes: a bed 10 which supports the subject A in a prone position and has an opening where the breast B is put-through; a vessel 3 arranged in the lower part of the opening and enclosing the breast B; and the measurement part 2 which is arranged to face the inner side of the vessel in order to radiate and detect the light and has a plurality of optical fibers 11. The measurement part 2 is configured to face the bed 10, to move vertically, and to close by light tightness the opening by being brought into contact with the bed 10 at the upper limit position. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Bibliography:Application Number: JP20080036211