论文信息 - Automated Ultrasound Scanning on a Dual‐Modality Breast Imaging System

Automated Ultrasound Scanning on a Dual‐Modality Breast Imaging System

We are developing an automated ultrasound imaging‐mammography system wherein a digital mammography unit has been augmented with a motorized ultrasound transducer carriage above a special compression paddle. Challenges of this system are acquiring complete coverage of the breast and minimizing motion. We assessed these problems and investigated methods to increase coverage and stabilize the compressed breast.

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