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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2001
Armen P. Sarvazyan, Lambertville, NJ (US);
Vladimir Egorov, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Armed L.L.C., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A method and device in accordance with the present invention enabling detecting mechanical and structural properties of the breast tissue that are indicative of breast cancer. Detection of nodules is achieved by placing the breast into a mechanical scanning unit comprising of a two-dimensional pressure sensor array and a mobile linear pressure sensor array located opposite to the two-dimensional pressure sensor array, and analyzing the signals from the pressure sensors. The device is able to objectively detect presence of lesions suspicious for cancer or other breast pathologies in the breast and provide means for computerized three-dimensional mechanical imaging of the breast.