111 US Patents Recently Issued To: "Hologic"
the nucleoli have a likelihood of being cancerous or non-cancerous.
an axial rotation of the stylet causes a corresponding axial rotation of the implantable rigid member and the hub.
stroke length of the cutter when the introducer is attached to the support structure in the second attachment configuration.
agitator in the sample container.
wherein the distal facing open cutting end of the distal tip member comprises an external bevel.
uterus through the internal outflow channel.
movement of the translating member along the drive shaft relative to the latch base moves latch arm distal portion.
data which is provided to an interface module.
apply compression to plicated wall tissue drawn into the annular recess to thereby form an occlusion of the body lumen.
providing and displaying an indication of said visceral fat estimate.
b) detecting said cleaved fragments during said amplification reaction.
of the support structure relative to the balloon.
elongated guide member until the brachytherapy catheter envelops all but the distal end of the elongated guide member.
to the first and second flexure distal tips.
characteristic of the breast tissue.
image that simulates a conventional mammography image.
receiving the collimated x-ray radiation at a detector.
and the 2D mammogram image of the breast.
wherein one of the modalities is x-ray imaging and the other is ultrasound imaging.
in the fluid communication path.
that simulates a conventional mammography image.
and wherein the distal tip member has a length greater than a length of the tissue resection window.
relative to the detector, and regardless of rotation of the detector.
fat is distinguishable from subcutaneous fat.
wherein scaling the three-dimensional image reduces distortion of the overlaid three-dimensional image.
least two or more of the plurality of imaging modes utilize the same breast compression.
a cancerous cell or a repair cell.
axis and the actuator is configured to move about the pivot axis between the locked position and the unlocked position.
an x-ray source linear speed during an exposure.
said force of the fall.
image CTr of at least a portion of the breast.
image x-ray dose is emitted when the emission source is rotating relative to the breast.
customized model of the object on a user display.
displaying the display images of the patient's breast on a display device.
produced by reconstructing a slice image and (b) at least a portion of the three-dimensional reconstructed image data.
providing and displaying selected results related to said intramuscular fat metric.
delayed-release oral pharmaceutical dosage form comprising methylglyoxal bis(guanylhydrazone) (MGBG).
b) performing at least one of examining and treating tissue located within the distended uterus.
and configured to control operations thereof in response to operator inputs.
delivery lumens as the expandable member is expanded.
deployment in a uterine cavity.
corresponding to the image thickness of the currently displayed image.
number of images equal to the second number of images.
for performing the medical procedure.
to receive the data from the RF ablation device and to provide an RF signal to the RF ablation device based on the data.
to move in a corresponding rotational direction with the detector during imaging in the second mode.
need of such treatment an effective amount of MGBG or a salt thereof.
assaying a second portion of the mixture for molecular components.
decoupling the elongate implantable device from the delivery system.
cause the targeted uterine wall tissue to prolapse into the sidewall opening.
and thereby selectively inflate the chamber.
distally across the tissue resection window as the actuator is moved relative to the housing.
relative to the area of interest.
causes the articulating array to transition from the linear insertion geometry to the furled frond-like installed geometry.
away from the housing passageway when the actuator is in the unlocked position.
of the body composition, such that the analysis of the body composition does not include information about the spacer pad.
the dwell spring being sized and configured such that, when the dwell spring holder is fixed to the support structure, the dwell spring resists compression between the thrust bearing plate and proximal end wall of the dwell spring holder sufficient to thereby maintain the lead screw in a fixed position relative to the respective dwell spring holder and support structure during activation of the motor, so that the biopsy instrument drive member moves freely relative to the lead screw.
wherein an outer diameter of the distal tip member is greater than an outer diameter of the inner tube.
generate a two-dimensional synthesized mammogram from the tomosynthesis data set, wherein the synthesized mammogram comprises a synthesized two-dimensional image that simulates a conventional mammography image.
a first axis substantially orthogonal to the front wall.
relative to the compression paddle about an axis for at least one of the plurality of imaging modes.
wherein the axial lumen of the distal tip member is smaller in cross-sectional area than the axial lumen of the inner tube.
1. A method of treatment of progressive multiple sclerosis in a patient, comprising the administration to the patient, in need thereof, of a therapeutically effective amount of MGBG.
(iii) if each of the determined differences is within a respective predetermined buffer range, cause a plurality of MRI images obtained from the MRI image data to be displayed on the at least one image display monitor in accordance with the default image hanging protocol.
a display configured to display images related to said 3D reconstructed images ETr.
displaying the at least one of the plurality of images that sourced the user-selected region when the user-selected region is selected by a user.
transmitting the second subset of the image data to the user computer.
when a current is provided to one of the first or second electrodes.
displaying at least a portion of one or more source images of the user selected or indicated region or object.
displaying a portion of at least one of the plurality of reconstructed tomosynthesis images corresponding to the selected region of interest.
process respective subsets of the reconstructed image slices to generate a set of image slabs, each image slab comprising a synthesized 2D image of a portion of the breast tissue obtained from a respective subset of the set of reconstructed image slices, wherein the respective 2D synthesized image does not correspond to an image that was acquired during imaging of the breast tissue.
receiving the beam at an imaging detector, wherein the beam is free of contact with any structures other than the specimen and the first and second retention members along the imaging axis between the source and the imaging detector.
relative to the housing causes movement of the piston within the vacuum generation chamber.
release rate of copper ions release by the core.
releasing the breast from immobilization.
processing the at least two VBD maps to generate the three-dimensional fibroglandular tissue density map.
to encase the plurality of dosing lumens while allowing individual movement of the plurality of dosing lumens.
an introducer, wherein the support structure is configured for providing releasable attachment of the introducer to the support structure over the cannula in a first attachment configuration, and in a second attachment configuration, wherein in at least one of the first and second attachment configurations the tissue receiving aperture is partially obscured by the introducer, and wherein an oscillation stroke length of the cutter when the introducer is attached to the support structure in the first attachment configuration is greater than an oscillation stroke length of the cutter when the introducer is attached to the support structure in the second attachment configuration.
a gun mount configured to support a biopsy gun, the gun mount being alternatively mountable on the slide assembly in a plurality of different orientations and being connected to the lateral member via the slide assembly, wherein the gun mount is movable by sliding the slide assembly on the lateral member along a first axis with respect to the lateral member, the first axis being along an insertion direction of the biopsy gun into a patient.
detecting the region beam of radiation at the radiation detector during movement along the region scan path.
a second charge amplifier associated with the second column, wherein the second charge amplifier is different from the first charge amplifier and wherein each of the first charge amplifier and the second charge amplifier has an input with a dedicated, programmable delay line.
modulating the delivery of RF power so that impedance of the endometrial lining tissue tracks the target tissue impedance as a function of time.
(d) performing amniocentesis on the diagnosed subject or treating said subject that is not diagnosed in step (c) for preterm labor.
wherein the computer processes the scan acquired with the dual energy x-ray absorptiometry system and outputs information about the patient in which a delineation is made between the first and second body parts spaced apart by the at least one spacer pad.
wherein the security key is accessible to a sender computing device sending the content and the recipient computing device prior to sending the self-terminating content.
displaying the expanded presentation window for the location in the tomosynthesis image associated with the CAD detection corresponding to the selected CAD marker, wherein the expanded presentation window is displayed over the location in the tomosynthesis image.
the expandable-collapsible support structure comprising a substantially non-compliant elongate balloon disposed within a distal portion of the tissue contacting member that, when inflated within a uterus, has a lengthwise dimension oriented substantially transverse to the positioning member that spans a fundal wall of the uterus extending between a first corner portion of the tissue contacting member positioned in a first cornu of the uterus and a second corner portion of the tissue contacting member positioned in a second cornu of the uterus, such that the tissue contacting member is disposed between a distal facing surface of the inflated balloon and the fundal wall of the uterus, the inflated balloon having a widthwise dimension transverse to the lengthwise dimension, wherein the widthwise dimension of the inflated balloon is less than half the lengthwise dimension.
a breast support assembly for compressing the breast of the patient, the breast support assembly comprising a breast support platform connected to the equipment support platform and supporting a compression paddle and a breast platform.
a patient shield secured to the compression arm assembly and spaced apart from the x-ray tube assembly, wherein during the tomosynthesis imaging mode the x-ray tube assembly is configured to rotate relative to at least a portion of the patient shield.
a base including an upright pillar member connected to the table top, the pillar member being positioned to one side of the table top such that the table top is cantilevered and an area beneath the table top is accessible for positioning equipment for performing the medical procedure.