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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2001
Applicants:
Gregg E. Trahey, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Kathryn R. Nightingale, Durham, NC (US);
Roger W. Nightingale, Durham, NC (US);
Mark Palmeri, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Gregg E. Trahey, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Kathryn R. Nightingale, Durham, NC (US);
Roger W. Nightingale, Durham, NC (US);
Mark Palmeri, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B008/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A remote palpation technique in breast imaging involves the use of multiple applications of radiation force in rapid succession throughout a two-dimensional plane in the target tissue medium (), and combination of the small, two-dimensional displacement maps from each force location into a single, larger remote palpation image (block). Apparatus for carrying out the foregoing method is also disclosed.