Motion monitor system for use with imaging systems
US7678063B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 13, 2006 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/7285
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A bellows-based patient breath-hold monitoring and feedback system for use in intermittent mode CT fluoroscopy-guided biopsies of the lung or upper abdomen where respiratory motion is a problem. Breath-hold monitoring and feedback with the bellows system allows a patient to perform consistent breath-holds at a preselected level, which in turn, optimizes intermittent mode CT fluoroscopy-guided biopsies of the lung or upper abdomen by allowing target lesions to be reliably visualized.
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