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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 25, 2003
Murtuza Lokhandwalla, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ajay Kapur, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Donald Joseph Buckley, Jr., Schenectady, NY (US);
Murtuza Lokhandwalla, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Ajay Kapur, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Donald Joseph Buckley, Jr., Schenectady, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Hiskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for compressing tissue to be scanned for medical imaging is provided. The apparatus may comprise a compression membrane and a tensioning apparatus coupled to the membrane to apply a tensile force to the membrane to place the membrane in a taut condition during an imaging process. In one exemplary application that combines ultrasound scanning with X-ray mammography, the compressing apparatus enables accurate, reproducible ultrasound images reducing distortion and attenuation, which may otherwise be introduced as a consequence of such a combination of imaging processes.