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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2002
Luc Corbeil, Ste-Anne-des-Lacs, CA;
Peter Marin, Kanata, CA;
Mario Gagnon, Montreal, CA;
Benoît Orban, St-Lambert, CA;
Christian Pilon, Montreal, CA;
Luc Corbeil, Ste-Anne-des-Lacs, CA;
Peter Marin, Kanata, CA;
Mario Gagnon, Montreal, CA;
Benoît Orban, St-Lambert, CA;
Christian Pilon, Montreal, CA;
ART Advanced Research Technologies Inc., Montreal, Quebec, CA;
Abstract
An apparatus for optical imaging of a breast is described, the apparatus comprising: a supporting platform for positioning a patient in a face down prone position, the platform having a cavity for the breast to be pendantly suspended therethrough; a flexible fluid-filled receptacle below the cavity holding an optical matching fluid for the optical imaging, wherein the breast is immersed in the fluid during the optical imaging; a supporting mechanism surrounding a perimeter of the receptacle for supporting the receptacle within the cavity and preventing it from falling through the cavity when holding the optical matching fluid; and a source and detector coupling device for orienting source and detector ports with respect to the receptacle and for contacting the receptacle to obtain a desired geometry of the breast and the optical matching fluid.