Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1980-02-04
1982-01-12
Michell, Robert W.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
364415, A61B 500
Patent
active
043100031
ABSTRACT:
A passive thermographic analytical method of determining the presence of cancer by scaning of the left and right and of reference body portion of a patient with a breast scanner array which includes a matrix of infra-red energy sensors and reflectors mounted in a close spaced array for producing a pattern of temperature measurements. The array is mounted within an adjustable support to permit spatial positioning and alignment with the left and right breast and the body portion of the arrays. Each sensor produces an analog voltage proportional to the body temperature of the aligned portion of the body. The sensor output voltages are sequentially read and converted into appropriate digital form for storage in a RAM memory of a microprocessor, which includes a pattern recognition program to directly create an automated diagnosis of the radiation pattern from which the normality or abnormality of the breasts can be diagnosed. The various parameters are reduced to a multiple digit number which is displayed. The number is encoded to a particular condition.
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Atsunni, K. "Infra-Red Thermography", Medical Electronics Section of Japan Elec. Engr., No. 47, Oct. 1970, pp. 62-73.
Jaworski Francis J.
Michell Robert W.
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