WO1983002053A1 - Dispositif d'examen par ultrasons d'objets deformables - Google Patents

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WO1983002053A1
WO1983002053A1 PCT/AU1982/000187 AU8200187W WO8302053A1 WO 1983002053 A1 WO1983002053 A1 WO 1983002053A1 AU 8200187 W AU8200187 W AU 8200187W WO 8302053 A1 WO8302053 A1 WO 8302053A1
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Robinson, David, Errol
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/42—Details of probe positioning or probe attachment to the patient
    • A61B8/4209—Details of probe positioning or probe attachment to the patient by using holders, e.g. positioning frames
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/08—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings
    • A61B8/0825—Detecting organic movements or changes, e.g. tumours, cysts, swellings for diagnosis of the breast, e.g. mammography
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/10—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis
    • A61B90/14—Fixators for body parts, e.g. skull clamps; Constructional details of fixators, e.g. pins
    • A61B90/17—Fixators for body parts, e.g. skull clamps; Constructional details of fixators, e.g. pins for soft tissue, e.g. breast-holding devices
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N29/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object
    • G01N29/22—Details, e.g. general constructional or apparatus details
    • G01N29/26—Arrangements for orientation or scanning by relative movement of the head and the sensor
    • G01N29/265—Arrangements for orientation or scanning by relative movement of the head and the sensor by moving the sensor relative to a stationary material
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. instruments for taking a cell sample, for biopsy, for vaccination diagnosis; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B10/02—Instruments for taking cell samples or for biopsy
    • A61B10/0233—Pointed or sharp biopsy instruments
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B17/34—Trocars; Puncturing needles
    • A61B17/3403—Needle locating or guiding means

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  • TITLE "APPARATUS FOR ULTRASONIC EXAMINATION OF DEFORMABLE OBJECTS"
  • This invention concerns ultrasonic examination of objects which, for any one of a variety of reasons, cannot conveniently be immersed in a water bath, or to which it is inconvenient to connect ultrasonic transducers through an ultrasonically transparent coupling plate. It is particularly applicable to the ultrasonic examination of a deformable object, one example of which is the female breast. Indeed, the present invention was conceived specifically to improve the value of echograms of the female breast, and for this reason the following description will concentrate on this application of the present invention, but it will be appreciated that the present invention is not limited to apparatus for use in the ultrasonic examination of the female breast. BACKGROUND ART Echograms are often used as diagnostic aids in medicine, and for this purpose they form but one tool of the diagnosing physician.
  • Another tool of the physician is an X-ray film of the relevant part of the patient.
  • X-ray film of the relevant part of the patient.
  • the patient When a patient's breast is to be imaged by X-rays or xeromammography, the patient either sits down or lies on her side and the breast is positioned on an imaging surface, which is a photographic film in X-ray mammography, and a charged plate in xeromammography. Because the breast is a deformable organ, the patient is generally positioned to flatten the breast against the imaging surface and anteroposterior, lateral and inclined projection views are usually taken. In some instances, additional pressure from above the breast may be employed, to position more of the tissues on the imaging surface and to attain an even thickness distribution of the tissues on the imaging surface, giving a more balanced image exposure. The combination of the support from below by the imaging surface and the compression from above distorts the breast in a manner specific to the X-ray imaging method.
  • Ultrasound has been used for a number of years as a breast imaging technique. It is used in one of several ways. In the contact examination, the patient is generally examined in the prone position in which, due to gravity, the breast assumes a shape different from the compressed shape encountered in the X-ray imaging technique. Similarly, when contact examinations are performed with the patient sitting, no supporting fixture is employed and the breast assumes a different shape. Water path examinations are also commonly employed. In such examinations, the patient is examined either in the prone position with a water bag lowered on to the breast or in the supine position with the breast immersed either free or partially compressed by a membrane. Again, the breast assumes a shape different from that encountered in an X-ray examination.
  • an ultrasonically transparent plate is provided to support the breast, and optionally permit a required compression or manipulation of the breast tissues, and a transducer arrangement is mounted adjacent to the underside of the plate.
  • the present invention in its broadest form, provides apparent for ultrasonic examination of a deformable object comprising a) an ultrasonically transparent plate, adapted to be positioned in contact with the object; and b) at least one transducer mounted in close proximity to the plate and adapted to transmit a beam of ultrasonic energy through the plate and into the object, and to receive reflections of the ultrasonic energy from acoustic discontinuities within the object.
  • the at least one transducer may be a single transducer mounted for independent movement in two directions parallel to the plate. Alternatively, it may be an array of transducers, adapted to be electronically switched to produce beams of ultrasonic energy at different locations over the plate. Yet again, the at least one transducer may be a plurality of sector
  • Ol rl scanning transducers a curved array of transducers, or any suitable transducer arrangement known to persons skilled in this art.
  • the plate may be a flat plate, or it may be curved to have a surface which is part of the surface of a cylinder. If it is a flat plate, a pair of side plates (one or both of which are optionally fitted with a further transducer means) may be mounted immediately above the flat plate.
  • the plate may be rotatable and/or tiltable.
  • the object to be examined is a female breast.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective sketch which illustrates the use of one form of apparatus used for the ultrasonic examination of the female breast.
  • Figure 2 is an end-on view of a modified form of the apparatus of Figure 1, in use.
  • Figure 3 is an end-on view of another embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention, employing a curved coupling plate and multiple sector scanning transducers, showing how this embodiment is used.
  • the breast 10 is positioned on a stationary, generally horizontal, flat, ultrasonically transparent, rigid plate 12.
  • the plate 12 is positioned relative to the patient so that it compresses the breast 10 from underneath, thus making the breast 10 conform to the shape it would adopt in an X-ray examination.
  • the plate 12 may be of any suitable ultrasonically transparent material, including metal and dense plastics material. Foamed plastics materials and fibrous
  • I materials are not ultrasonically transparent and thu ⁇ annot be used for plate 12.
  • a particularly suitabl material is a rigid polycarbonate plastic, which is bot strong and ultrasonically transparent.
  • An ultrasonic transducer 11 (shown partly in dashed outline) is mounted for linear movement along rail 15 beneath the plate 12.
  • the rail 15 is itself supported by a pair of blocks 15A which are adapted to be moved on rails 17.
  • the mechanism for moving the transducer 11 on the rail 15 and for moving blocks 15A on rails 17 is not shown, but various forms of such mechanism are already available for this purpose and any suitable one of those known mechanisms may be used.
  • a foot control may conveniently be used, so that the transducer is driven back and forth at a variable speed which is determined by the examiner, who notes the varying appearance of tissues in response to compressions. Stopping the movement of the transducer then permits detailed examination of tissues of special interest, which can be brought in and out of the viewing plane by manipulating the compression applied to the breast.
  • the arrangement ' illustrated in Figure 1 also allows real time ultrasonic viewing of the tissues of the breast in any required coronal plane 16 to be obtained.
  • the transducer may be set to any X-Y coordinates on the plate for ultrasonic examination of specific tissues, such as those noted on an X-ray film. Such an ultrasonic examination may be required to determine the Z coordinate of tissue of interest.
  • the apparatus may also be used to effect a X-Y raster scan of the whole breast.
  • ultrasonic scanning in a single plane may also be achieved by using a linear array transducer, and that a linear array transducer may be moved in a direction perpendicular to the linear array to effect a volume scan of an object.
  • manual scanning of a single or multiple transducer, or using one or several mechanically oscillated or rotated transducers, or phased array electronic scanners, or the use of two dimensional arrays may also be used to obtain required ultrasonic images of an object. All such known arrangements may be used with the present invention.
  • the coupling of ultrasonic energy between transducer 11, the plate 12 and the breast 10 is normally effected by a layer of coupling gel or oil, the coupling layer being placed on the breast, the plate and the transducer prior to use of the apparatus.
  • the " plate 12 may contain appropriate means (such as small grooves) to enable a continuous feeding of coupling material to the appropriate surfaces during the ultrasonic examination.
  • the apparatus is used to obtain an ultrasonic image of the breast 10 which is comparable to the supero-inferior X- ray image.
  • the direction 13 of the X-rays that would be used to obtain that image is indicated in the Figure.
  • a film on a suitable support replaces the ultrasonically transparent plate 12.
  • external compression of the breast is often used. Similar compression to that used in X-ray examination may be achieved in use of the present invention with an air or water filled balloon 14.
  • Alternative methods of compression include the use of sand bags or vacuum devices. However, compression of the breast is not essential.
  • the top surface of the breast may be left free to be formed into any desired shape by the hand of the examiner, who may manipulate the breast to optimise the visualisation of detail of interest.
  • Manual manipulation may be preferably employed in biopsy studies where, once the plane of interest has been selected, the position of the biopsy device relative to the internal tissue may be ascertained by noting the distortion of the skin by the pressure of the biopsy device.
  • the present invention may be used with advantage in this situation, with the ultrasonic viewing employed to guide the biopsy device and ensure that the tissues of interest are selected for biopsy.
  • optional features include - a) telescopic height adjustment means 18 for altering the Z coordinate of the plate 12 (this feature may be used to accommodate the plate for the different heights of patients and to provide varying degrees of compression of the breast from below) ; b) a hinge 19, connecting the assembly containing plate 12 and transducer 11 to a lower support plate 20, to enable the assembly to be tilted to allow better visualisation of detail close to the chest wall; and c) a rotating ball arrangement (obscured) at the junction of the telescopic arrangement
  • the ultrasonic coupling plate 12 and the underneath transducer 11 are complemented by the use of side plates 21. These side plates 21 are used to compress the lateral edges of the breast 10, thus allowing better ultrasonic visualisation of detail located near those areas.
  • This form of the apparatus also includes the optional complementary side transducers 22, which are used to effect lateral ultrasonic examinations of the breast. Together with the underneath transducer 11, these side transducers allow the acquisition of compound scan images of the breast. Alternatively the side transducers 22 may be used individually and separately from the transducer 11.
  • the transducers 22 When the side transducers 22 are mounted on each plate 21, the transducers 22 are actuated alternately, to avoid the possibility of pulses from one side transducer interfering with the echoes received by the other side transducer.
  • the further form of the apparatus illustrated in Figure 3 uses a curved plate 32 to facilitate coupling to the lateral edges of the breast. Multiple sector scanning transducers 34 are used for the ultrasonic examination. Alternatively, a curved array transducer may be coupled to the plate 32 and used for the ultrasonic examination of the breast.
  • the apparatus of the present invention is o particular value in hospitals, clinics, doctors' surgeries and the like, where diagnostic clinical examinations of deformable objects - such as the female breast - are carried out.
  • the invention is not limited to such applications, but may be used in the ultrasonic examination of any deformable object.

Abstract

Dispositif soutenant un objet déformable (10) pour son examen aux ultrasons, comprenant une plaque transparente aux ultrasons (12) sur laquelle l'objet (10) peut être disposé, avec un transducteur ultrasonore (11) positionné au-dessus, mais à proximité, de la plaque (12). Le transducteur (11) peut être un transducteur simple, monté de manière à pouvoir se déplacer parallèlement à la plaque dans des directions sensiblement orthogonales, ou bien il peut être un réseau linéaire ou une pluralité de transducteurs de balayage par secteur. Des plaques latérales (21), s'étendant au-dessus de la plaque de support (12), peuvent être montées pour comprimer l'objet (10) latéralement. Une ou chaque plaque latérale (21) peut être pourvue d'un transducteur (22) permettant l'examen ultrasonore latéral de l'objet (10). La plaque de support (12) peut être façonnée de manière que sa surface fasse partie d'une surface cylindrique. Un objet déformable typique (10) est le sein d'une femme. Grâce à la présente invention, on peut obtenir un examen par ultrasons du sein pour compléter directement son image radiographique ou xéromammographique.
PCT/AU1982/000187 1981-12-14 1982-11-15 Dispositif d'examen par ultrasons d'objets deformables WO1983002053A1 (fr)

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