System and method for multi-axis imaging of specimens
US11358149B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 3, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2223/6126
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A specimen holding and positioning apparatus operable to substantially non-movably maintain a specimen (e.g., an excised tissue specimen) in a fixed or stable orientation with respect to the apparatus during imaging operations (e.g., x-ray imaging), transport (e.g., from a surgery room to a pathologist's laboratory), and the like for use in facilitating accurate detection and diagnosis of cancers and/or other abnormalities of the specimen.
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