Method and system for instant biopsy specimen analysis

Details Method and system for instant biopsy specimen analysis Method and system for instant biopsy specimen analysis

2006-03-28

2006-03-28

Imam, Ali (Department: 3737)

Surgery

Diagnostic testing

Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation

Reexamination Certificate

active

07018333

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and related methods for ultrasound-assisted surgical removal of a tumor or other biological object from a patient, the tumor requiring complete removal such that no portion thereof remains inside the patient, is described. According to a preferred embodiment, a specimen containing the tumor is extracted from the patient and suspended in a container holding an acoustically conductive fluid. An ultrasound probe is brought into acoustic communication with the fluid and scans the specimen, preferably at an acoustic power setting higher than a maximum ultrasonic power permitted on live human tissue. Resulting two-dimensional and/or three-dimensional ultrasound images of the specimen, which have a higher quality due to the increased acoustic power of the scan, are viewed on an output display for examining whether any portion of the tumor comes into contact with a surface of the specimen. Preferably, the ultrasound images are segmented and processed by the ultrasound system in a manner that further assists in the determination of whether the specimen contains the entire tumor.

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“Automated Detection of Breast Tumors in Ultrasonic Images Using Fuzzy Reasoning” X. Y. Cheng, et al., Proceedings of the International Conference on Image Processing vol. III, IEEE Computer Society, Los Alamitos, CA 1997.
“A Study on Automated Extraction of Breast Tumors Using Three Dimensional Ultrasonic Echography” X. Y. Cheng, Keio University, Yokohama, Japan 1997.

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