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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2006
Joel P. Felmlee, Rochester, MN (US);
Russell E. Bruhnke, Rochester, MN (US);
Phillip Rossman, Rochester, MN (US);
James P. Potter, Sr., Rochester, MN (US);
Stephanie K. Carlson, Rochester, MN (US);
Joel P. Felmlee, Rochester, MN (US);
Russell E. Bruhnke, Rochester, MN (US);
Phillip Rossman, Rochester, MN (US);
James P. Potter, Sr., Rochester, MN (US);
Stephanie K. Carlson, Rochester, MN (US);
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, Rochester, MN (US);
Abstract
A bellows-based patient breath-hold monitoring and feedback system for use in intermittent mode CT fluoroscopy-guided biopsies of the lung or upper abdomen where respiratory motion is a problem. Breath-hold monitoring and feedback with the bellows system allows a patient to perform consistent breath-holds at a preselected level, which in turn, optimizes intermittent mode CT fluoroscopy-guided biopsies of the lung or upper abdomen by allowing target lesions to be reliably visualized.