BREAST SCANNING SYSTEM

• Main Authors: KAMMEYER, MARTIN, STEWART, KORTLAN, D, BERGGREN, MICHAEL, HANOVER, BARRY, K, HANOVER, RITA, BORUP, DAVID, T, PATTEE, JEFFREY, WISKIN, JAMES, JOHNSON, STEVEN, A, OLSEN, SCOTT, SETINSEK, FRANK, L
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 28.10.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

A breast scanning system (10) scans a breast of a patient with transducer arrays (18, 20) that transmit and receive ultrasound signals in a bath (14) containing a medium, such as a liquid. A table (38) is disposable over the bath to receive the patient thereon, and has an aperture (42) formed in the...