The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
发明人:
Andreas H. Hielscher,Molly L. Flexman,Keith Yeager
申请号：
US14348072
公开号：
US20140236003A1
申请日:
2012.09.28
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
An imaging interface for diffuse optical tomography of breast includes a plurality of concentric rings. Each concentric ring can include a plurality of optical input/output apertures arranged on a radially inner surface thereof. The rings can have different inner and outer diameters from each other and can be arranged in a stacked configuration. The rings can translate independently of each other along a central axis of the stack. During imaging the breast is inserted into an inner region of the stacked rings. The rings can be translated such that the optical input/output apertures are brought into touch contact (i.e., non-compressing contact) with the surface of the breast, so as to accommodate different size breasts. The rings may be translated such that the spacing between adjacent rings is increased for large breasts and reduced for smaller breasts. Rings may be removed or additional rings added to further accommodate additional breast sizes.
