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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-seok Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sung-chan Kang, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyung-joo Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Hyung-jae Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Yong-seop Yoon, Seoul, KR;
Byung-gil Jeong, Anyang-si, KR;
Seok-whan Chung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Chang-jung Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A breast scanning apparatus which uses photoacoustic ultrasonic waves is provided. The breast scanning apparatus includes a body which includes a first hole and a second hole which are horizontally parallel to each other; a first compression plate and a second compression plate, at least one of which is movable in a vertical direction with respect to the body; a first sliding plate and a second sliding plate, which are respectively installed on surfaces of the first compression plate and the second compression plate and are facing each other and are movable in a first direction; a first ultrasonic transducer array in the first compression plate and facing the first sliding plate; and a first laser head in the first compression plate, which is movable in a second direction which is perpendicular to the first direction.