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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1999
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Chandra Sehgal, Wayne, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600437 ;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for detecting microcalcifications in breasts. The methods and apparatus will greatly improve detection of breast microcalcifications and concomitantly increase the early detection of breast cancers. The methods and apparatus described herein activate the resonance frequency of a breast microcalcification, thereby allowing for detection of small masses.