Abstract: An automated system for selecting patient breast laterality is provided. A position sensor system using force or image sensors is coupled to a scanning bed or seated-type apparatus. Regardless of the size and weight of the patient, the position of patient at the time of scan will not be centered with respect to the center of the scanner. This relative difference in the position will be sensed as a difference in the transducer signal of an image sensor when comparing the right- and left-hand sides of the field of view or will be sensed as a difference in voltage when comparing the right and left-hand side outputs of a circuit using force or pressure sensor.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 23, 2016
Date of Patent:
September 8, 2020
Assignee:
QT ULTRASOUND LLC
Inventors:
Bilal Hameed Malik, Mark Wayne Lenox, Nasser Charles Pirshafiey, James W. Wiskin
Abstract: The speed of sound, attenuation, and reflection data obtained through quantitative Transmission ultrasound (QTUS) differs by body tissue type. Skin, fat, gland, duct and connective tissues can be classified based on the sound, attenuation, and reflection data. The system can assign coloration to breast images to provide a color-coded breast tissue volume based on the output of the classifier.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 8, 2017
Date of Patent:
October 8, 2019
Assignee:
QT ULTRASOUND LLC
Inventors:
Bilal Hameed Malik, John Charles Klock, James W. Wiskin, Nasser Charles Pirshafiey, Mark Wayne Lenox