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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2018
Applicant:
Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc., Novi, MI (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Delphinus Medical Technologies, Inc., Novi, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/15 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 8/0825 (2013.01); A61B 8/085 (2013.01); A61B 8/0858 (2013.01); A61B 8/15 (2013.01); A61B 8/406 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/5223 (2013.01); A61B 5/4312 (2013.01); A61B 8/4281 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for categorizing whole-breast density is disclosed. The method includes the steps of exposing breast tissue to an acoustic signal; measuring a distribution of an acoustic parameter by analyzing the acoustic signal; and obtaining a measure of whole-breast density from said measuring step. An apparatus is also disclosed.