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Tissue characterization based on impedance images and on impedance measurements
Assignee: Mirabel Medical Systems Ltd
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Filing: 2002-03-05
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Granted: 2004-01-13
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Expires: 2022-03-05
Abstract
Abstract Apparatus for aiding in the identification of tissue type for an anomalous tissue in an impedance image comprising:a first device for providing an polychromic immitance map of a portion of the body;a second device for determining a plurality of polychromic measures from one or both of a portion of the body; anda display which displays an indication based on the plurality of polychromic measures.
Inventors
- 👤 Andrew L. Pearlman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 22:54
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/05; A61B5/053; A61B5/0536; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3403; A61B5/68; A61B5/6846; A61B5/6847; A61B5/6848; A61B90/00; A61B90/10; A61B90/14; A61B90/17; A61B10/00; A61B10/02; A61B10/0233; A61B2017/00017; A61B2017/00022; A61B2017/00026; A61B2017/00199; A61B2017/0042; A61B2017/00438; A61B2017/3413; A61B90/36; A61B90/37; A61B2090/378; A61B2562/00; A61B2562/02; A61B2562/0209; A61B2562/0215; A61B2562/04; A61B2562/046; A61B5/72; A61B5/7235; A61B5/7239
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
36 words
A method of acquiring aligned breast images, comprising: acquiring a mammogram of a breast in a first compression orientation; and acquiring an impedance image of the breast while the breast is in the first compression orientation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
36 words
A method of acquiring aligned breast images, comprising: acquiring a mammogram of a breast in a first compression orientation; and acquiring an impedance image of the breast while the breast is in the first compression orientation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1 , comprising analyzing both to mammogram and impedance image to determine tumor information of the beast.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method according to claim 2 , wherein analyzing both the mammogram and the impedance image comprises combining the mammogram and the impedance image into a single image.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 3 , wherein analyzing both the mammogram and the impedance image comprises overlaying the mammogram and the impedance image.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 3 , wherein combining the mammogram and the impedance image into a single image comprises highlighting areas in the mammogram in which the impedance is relatively low or high.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein acquiring the impedance image comprises acquiring using a pair of probes on opposite sides of the breast.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A method according to claim 6 , wherein the pair of probes comprises a pair of flat probes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 6 , wherein acquiring the impedance image comprises acquiring an impedance image by each of the probes in the pair of probes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein acquiring the mammogram comprises acquiring a film mammogram.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
A method according to claim 9 , comprising digitizing the film mammogram.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
16 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein acquiring the mammogram comprises acquiring a digital mammogram.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus for examining a breast, comprising: at least one impedance probe adapted to generate an impedance image of a breast in a first compression orientation; and an x-ray imager adapted to generate a mammogram of the breast while the breast is in the first compression orientation.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
46 words
Apparatus for examining a breast, comprising: at least one impedance probe adapted to generate an impedance image of a breast in a first compression orientation; and an x-ray imager adapted to generate a mammogram of the breast while the breast is in the first compression orientation.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
27 words
Apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one impedance probe comprises a pair of impedance probes for position on opposite sides of the breast.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
Apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the pair of impedance probes are adapted to compress the breast therebetween.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
Apparatus according to claim 12 , comprising an image combiner adapted to combine the impedance image and the mammogram into a single image.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
Apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the image combiner is adapted to overlay the impedance image and the mammogram to form the single image.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein the image combiner is adapted to highlight those areas of the mammogram in which the impedance is relatively low or high.
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