Breast Ultrasound Scanning Promoting Patient Comfort and Improved Imaging Near Chest Wall

摘要: An apparatus and related methods for scanning a breast are described, the comprising frame defining an orifice shaped to allow be received therein, compressive member secured across that compresses toward patient's chest wall, transducer positioned in acoustic communication with imaging therethrough. The holds reservoir of acoustically conductive fluid maintains member. In different preferred embodiments having advantages, comprises flexible elastic membrane, inelastic or rigid sonolucent plastic preformed into shape chestwardly-compressed breast. Where one more linear array probes, various probe orientations trajectories described generating three-dimensional volumetric representation reduced nipple shadow effects.