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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2007
Brian William Pogue, Hanover, NH (US);
Colin Morehouse Carpenter, Norwich, VT (US);
Scott Christian Davis, Woodsville, NH (US);
Keith Douglas Paulsen, Hanover, NH (US);
Phaneendra K. Yalavarthy, Hanover, NH (US);
Hamid Dehghani, Exeter, GB;
Brian William Pogue, Hanover, NH (US);
Colin Morehouse Carpenter, Norwich, VT (US);
Scott Christian Davis, Woodsville, NH (US);
Keith Douglas Paulsen, Hanover, NH (US);
Phaneendra K. Yalavarthy, Hanover, NH (US);
Hamid Dehghani, Exeter, GB;
The Trustees of Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH (US);
Abstract
Optical devices for use with a magnetic resonance imaging breast compression system include light wands and optical adapters that can releasably mate with grids. These devices, and their associated methods, may reduce or eliminate the need for biopsy by allowing for the differentiation of cancerous tumors, non-cancerous tumors, calcifications and cysts.