Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Apparatus for mammography with acoustic matching
- Patent Title (中): 用于具有声匹配的乳房X线照相术的装置
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Application No.: US13512662Application Date: 2011-01-26
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Publication No.: US09271695B2Publication Date: 2016-03-01
- Inventor: Toshinobu Tokita , Yasuhiro Someda
- Applicant: Toshinobu Tokita , Yasuhiro Someda
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto
- Priority: JP2010-021169 20100202
- International Application: PCT/JP2011/000414 WO 20110126
- International Announcement: WO2011/096174 WO 20110811
- Main IPC: A61B8/00
- IPC: A61B8/00 ; A61B8/08 ; A61B5/00
Abstract:
The present invention employs a measuring apparatus having: a holding plate for holding a subject; an acoustic matching member provided between the subject and the holding plate; and a probe for receiving an acoustic wave propagating through the subject via the acoustic matching member and the holding plate, wherein the acoustic matching member includes a first portion that contacts the subject and a second portion that contacts the holding plate, and the second portion has greater rigidity than the first portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120238859A1 MEASURING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2012-09-20
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