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System and method for breast imaging

US10646180B2 · kind B2 · utility

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25Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Cynthia Elizabeth Landberg Davis · Niskayuna, US
Ying Mao · San Mateo, US
Paul Carson · Ann Arbor, US
Oliver D. Kripfgans · Ann Arbor, US
Jeffrey Brian Fowlkes · Ann Arbor, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 3, 2017
Grant date	May 12, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 24, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B6/547
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An imaging assembly includes a compression system configured to receive and compress an object to be imaged. The compression system includes a first compression paddle and a second compression paddle. The imaging assembly further includes an ultrasound system including a first ultrasound probe coupled to the first compression paddle. The first ultrasound probe is configured to acquire a first portion of the ultrasound image information of the object. The ultrasound system also includes a second ultrasound probe coupled to the second compression paddle. The second ultrasound probe is configured to acquire a second portion of the ultrasound image information of the object.

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