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See under cane (def 5).
a stick or short staff used to assist one in walking; walking stick.
a long, hollow or pithy, jointed woody stem, as that of bamboo, rattan, sugar cane, and certain palms.
a plant having such a stem.
split rattan woven or interlaced for chair seats, wickerwork, etc.
any of several tall bamboolike grasses, especially of the genus Arundinaria, as A. gigantea (cane reed, large cane, giant cane, or southern cane) and A. tecta (small cane or switch cane) of the southern U.S.
the stem of a raspberry or blackberry.
a rod used for flogging.
a slender cylinder or rod, as of sealing wax or glass.
to flog with a cane.
to furnish or make with cane:
to cane chairs.
the long jointed pithy or hollow flexible stem of the bamboo, rattan, or any similar plant
any plant having such a stem
strips of such stems, woven or interlaced to make wickerwork, the seats and backs of chairs, etc
(as modifier): a cane chair
the woody stem of a reed, young grapevine, blackberry, raspberry, or loganberry
any of several grasses with long stiff stems, esp Arundinaria gigantea of the southeastern US
a flexible rod with which to administer a beating as a punishment, as to schoolboys
a slender rod, usually wooden and often ornamental, used for support when walking; walking stick
See sugar cane
a slender rod or cylinder, as of glass
verb (transitive)
to whip or beat with or as if with a cane
to make or repair with cane
(informal) to defeat: we got well caned in the match
(slang) cane it, to do something with great power, force, or speed or consume something such as alcohol in large quantities: you can do it in ten minutes if you really cane it
(dialect) a female weasel
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What is Alzheimer's?
Alzheimer's (AHLZ-high-merz) disease is a progressive brain disorder that gradually destroys a person's memory and ability to learn, reason, make judgments, communicate and carry out daily activities. As Alzheimer's progresses, individuals may also experience changes in personality and behavior, such as anxiety, suspiciousness or agitation, as well as delusions or hallucinations. There are now more than 5 million people in the United States living with Alzheimer's disease. This number includes 4.9 million people over the age of 65 and between 200,000 and 500,000 people under age 65 with early-onset Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia, a group of conditions that all gradually destroy brain cells and lead to progressive decline in mental function. Vascular dementia, another common form, results from reduced blood flow to the brain's nerve cells. In some cases, Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia can occur together in a condition called "mixed dementia." Other causes of dementia include frontotemporal dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Parkinson's disease. See Related Diseases for more information.
Progression of Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease advances at widely different rates. People with Alzheimer's die an average of four to six years after diagnosis, but the duration of the disease can vary from three to 20 years. The areas of the brain that control memory and thinking skills are affected first, but as the disease progresses, cells die in other regions of the brain. Eventually, the person with Alzheimer's will need complete care. If the individual has no other serious illness, the loss of brain function itself will cause death. For more information, please see Stages.
Early-stage and early-onset Alzheimer's
Early-stage is the early part of Alzheimer's disease when problems with memory, thinking and concentration may begin to appear in a doctor's interview or medical tests. Individuals in the early-stage typically need minimal assistance with simple daily routines. At the time of a diagnosis, an individual is not necessarily in the early stage of the disease; he or she may have progressed beyond the early stage.
The term early-onset refers to Alzheimer's that occurs in a person under age 65. Early-onset individuals may be employed or have children still living at home. Issues facing families include ensuring financial security, obtaining benefits and helping children cope with the disease. People who have early-onset dementia may be in any stage of dementia – early, middle or late.
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|Randall M. Smith, Jack E. Bridges, E. Jones II Denis, Todd R. Henry
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This application claims the benefit of the filing date of co-pending provisional application Serial No. 60/402,511, filed Aug. 9, 2002.
The present invention pertains to a medical examination apparatus and method for detecting breast cancer. In particular, the present invention pertains to an examination table having scanning equipment, including microwave equipment and features to aid in screening or diagnosis of breast cancer.
Breast cancer is a major health problem for women. While early detection leads to improved treatment and increased longevity, the existing low-cost screening methods leave much to be desired. For example, as many as 10 to 30% of the malignant tumors in mammogram-screened women go undetected. The result is that about 16,000 women who annually have a mammogram will have a malignant tumor and not know it. Some 20 million women annually fail to comply with the American Cancer Society recommendations for annual mammograms and about 120,000 of these women develop late stage, difficult-to-treat breast cancer. The reasons for the non-compliance are, in part, that mammography is physically uncomfortable, provides uncertain results and poses an ionizing radiation risk. The physical discomfort from mammograms arises because 40% of the tumors occur near the armpit or axilla. Thus, the breast must be compressed between two plates to assure that the tumors near the armpit are imaged. The excess treatment costs for these 120,000 unscreened women are on the order of several billion dollars and the social costs are high in terms of reduced longevity and impaired life style.
A number of novel electromagnetic systems have been investigated that addresses these problems on an analytical and small-scale laboratory basis. However, these have not considered how the patient can be comfortably, safely and reliably examined by physicians on a routine basis to screen women or diagnose women for breast cancer.
Both low-frequency and microwave systems have been or are being considered. These systems detect the high water content of the malignant tumors or lesions that are embedded in the low-water-content normal breast tissues. While some of these systems have been demonstrated theoretically or in small-scale laboratory tests, no provision for large-scale, reliable and comfortable examinations has been noted.
For example, a low-frequency, electrical-impedance measurement system was commercially offered that determined the presence of a malignant tumor. For this, a hand-held sensor with exposed electrodes was physically drawn across the surfaces of the breast. This low-frequency system measured the impedance variations between electrodes that are in physical contact with the surface of the breast. For this, the patient lies on her back and the electrodes are indexed over the surface of the breast. This technique required physically manipulating the breast and this introduced uncertainties as to the location of the electrodes and lead to uncertain results. These uncertain results caused this low-frequency method to be subsequently abandoned.
In another version, the electrodes are all located on a flat plate that is pressed against the breast and may not detect tumors or lesions near the armpit or periphery of the plate. A major difficulty with these low-frequency techniques is that the results require considerable training to correctly diagnose the results of the measurements.
A microwave method applied unfocused 900 megahertz energy directly to the breast via a resonant, open-faced, microwave cavity. The cavity was hand held and was repositioned at different locations over both of the breasts. By comparing the data from one breast with the other, some tumors were found in older women, except for tumors near the nipples. Tumors in younger women were not detected. Beyond these initial tests, no further work was reported.
A concept for a 10 GHz, continuous-wave microwave beam is disclosed in Sepponen U.S. Pat. No. 4,641,659, to scan the breast via a dielectric plate that is pressed against the breast. The beam is developed from an open-ended waveguide antenna that is mechanically scanned across the dielectric plate to form a 2-D image of the backscattered perturbations that might come from a tumor. Sepponen recommends dielectric materials of the scan plate to match the dielectric properties of the normal breast tissue. While some matching is beneficial in Sepponen's case this match must be precise in order to avoid reflections that could mask the desired returns. This is difficult, especially over a wide bandwidth, for both the dielectric constant and the conductivity. However, such values are only commercially available in visually opaque materials (Emerson Cuming). The matching concept alone is impractical because the dielectric properties of the breast vary widely, and these are a function of the patient's age, menses, lactation, and weight. This mismatch will create reflections that mask the desired returns. Sepponen is silent as to how the breast can be comfortably held in a fixed position for the several minutes needed to conduct a scan and does not disclose a support system. Further, means or methods are not described where tumors or lesions near the armpit are detected. Also, Sepponen does not provide a means to record the location of a tumor or lesion relative to the imprint of the breast on the dielectric plate, which may be needed for subsequent treatment of the tumor. Finally, Sepponen does not disclose an orientation system.
Many microwave, infrared and optical systems have been proposed to detect breast tumors that use an examination table with a hole in the table where the breast hangs pendent in a test chamber. Microwave, infrared or optical energy is propagated through the breast and the scattered energy is collected by sensors surrounding the pendent breast. The microwave approach is exempflied by Meany ("A Clinical Prototype For Active Microwave Imaging of the Breast," P. Meany, M. Fanning, D. Li, S. Poplack, K. Paulsen; IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, Vol. 48, No. 11, November 2000). Fear ("Microwave Detection of Breast Cancer," E. C. Fear, M. A. Stuchy; IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Technique, Vo. 48, No. 11, November 2000) has proposed an alternative microwave breast tumor imaging system that beams microwave energy through the breast. Meaney's system employs an iterative technique to develop spatial distribution of the conductivity within the breast. Fear employs imaging techniques similar to those described in patents developed by this applicant, such as in U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,355. To do the scan through the breast, the woman lies face down on an examination table so that her breast hangs pendent in a test chamber that is sometimes filled with water or other liquids. This arrangement also misses tumors near the armpit. A major difficulty with these methods is that the surface of the breast is not well defined with respect to the locations of the antennas that are positioned around the breast. This increases computational complexity and may lead to diagnosis problems.
Wide band, confocal pulsed microwave imaging has been proposed and described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,704,355 5,807,257 5,829,437 and 6,061,589. These employ a scan plate that is placed on the surface of the breast of a patient lying on her back. To demonstrate feasibility, a microwave, wide band of 1 to 10 GHz, confocal, pulsed microwave breast cancer 3-D imaging system has been developed that successfully images tumors in 3-D in human breast tissues that were not otherwise detectable in mammograms. For these human tests, the patient lies on her back with a microwave transparent dielectric material lightly positioned on her breast. A small, hand-held antenna, positioned in known locations, both illuminates the breast and collects the backscatter at each location. Data from all of the locations is then digitally processed to form a 3-D image. This system, while satisfactory for preliminary tests, requires substantial examination times and would need substantial training of the attending technician to hold the scan plate steady and to precisely define the antenna positions with respect to the anatomy of the patient.
The technical foundation behind this device has been disclosed under the following US patents and are hereby incorporated by reference: Non Invasive System for Breast Cancer Detection, U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,355 (Jan. 6, 1998), J. E. Bridges; Breast Cancer Detection, Imaging and Screening by Electromagnetic Millimeter Waves U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,257 (Sep. 15, 1998), J. E. Bridges; Microwave Method and System to Detect and Located Cancers in Heterogeneous Tissues, U.S. Pat. No. 5,829,437 (Nov. 3, 1998), J. E. Bridges; Microwave Antennas for Cancer Detection System, U.S. Pat. No. 6,061,589 (May 9, 2000), Jack E. Bridges, et. al; Microwave Antennas for Cancer Detection System, U.S. Pat. No. 6,061,589 (May 9, 2000), Jack E. Bridges, et. al; and Microwave Discrimination Between Malignant and Benign Breast Tumors, U.S. Pat. No. 6,421,558 (Jul. 16, 2002), Jack E. Bridges, et al.
The aforementioned microwave systems require improvements for routine screening, such as by technicians or for clinical, or diagnostic use by the physicians. A number of novel features, heretofore not available are needed and are provided by the present invention.
The present invention provides for an apparatus including an examination table to be used in a clinical setting, to provide screening and imaging of breast anomalies in a way that is safe, simple, comfortable, convenient and effective. In an embodiment, the apparatus is configured as an examination table. In an embodiment, the present invention provides for an apparatus for screening or diagnosing cancer or other pathological disorders, such as in a breast of a patient, comprising a table having a horizontal upper surface upon which the patient may lie, a support system to support the breast of the patient comfortably in a fixed position, a microwave assembly comprising a microwave antenna including a microwave source and receiver subsytsem for detecting said reflected microwave signals from the breast under examination, an orientation system for orienting a surface of the breast in known positions with respect to the anatomy of the patient and locations of the antenna and a processor connected to said receiver for processing said reflected microwave signal.
In an embodiment, the support system includes a microwave-transparent scan plate carried by the table. In an embodiment, the scan plate may be optically transparent and the orientation system may further comprise a light source oriented to transmit light through the scan plate in order to optically illuminate the breast and a camera for capturing a visual image of the breast and transmitting said image to the processor and a displayed image received from the processor including the visual image.
In an embodiment, the orientation system may further include a scan data system for providing a scan image from the processed reflected microwave energy, the scan data system may be connected to the processor and a display for displaying the scan image of the reflected microwave energy. In an embodiment, the orientation system may further comprise a means for displaying an overlay of the visual image and the scan image of the processed reflected microwave energy. In an embodiment, the support system may include a microwave-transparent scan plate located in the upper surface so that the breast may be pressed against the plate. In an embodiment, the support system may include a microwave-absorbent resilient member located adjacent the scan plate and interposed between the patient and the upper surface of the table. In an embodiment, the support system may include an enclosure formed by the table.
In an embodiment, the apparatus may further include a scan plate with a dielectric constant in the range of from about 1.7 to about 9. In an embodiment, the apparatus may further produce a composite image that is a 3-D image. In an embodiment, the apparatus may further have the positioning of the breast on the scan plate to provide for a microwave antenna position that is stable within approximately �th of a wavelength of the highest frequency in normal breast tissue. In an embodiment, the apparatus may further have an air gap of approximately 1 mm between the antenna and the scan plate. In an embodiment, the microwave absorbent resilient member may be a bag-like pillow. In an embodiment, the microwave absorbent resilient member may be a collar. In an embodiment, the microwave absorbent resilient member may form a padding layer on the upper surface. In an embodiment, the processor may be a personal computer incorporated with the table. In an embodiment, the personal computer may provide a display for the displayed image. In an embodiment, the processor may be provided within the enclosure of the table. In an embodiment, the camera may be a digital camera. In an embodiment, the apparatus may include a motorized system for moving the antenna along X-Y coordinates.
In a further embodiment, the present invention provides for a method for imaging or detecting breast tumors comprising the steps of having a patient lie prone on a table having a transparent scan plate, pressing a patient's breast against the scan plate, illuminating the patient's breast through the scan plate, receiving a visual image of the breast by a digital camera, scanning the breast with microwave antennae, receiving the scanned data by a processor and forming a displayed image including the visual image and the processed scanned data.
In an embodiment, the method may further provide for a pair of breasts being imaged. In an embodiment, the method may further provide for the patient being oriented in order to provide a frontal imprint of the breast. In an embodiment, the method may further provide for the patient being oriented in order to provide a side imprint of the breast near the patient's armpit. In an embodiment, the method may further provide for the step of archiving the displayed image. In an embodiment, the method may further include for the step of analyzing the visual display and reorienting the patient in order to provide the breasts in appropriate orientation. In an embodiment, the method may further provide for the analyzing to be performed by a human viewing the visual display.
In an embodiment, the method may further provide for the step of identifying areas of the breast to be scanned by the antenna. In an embodiment, the method may further provide for the identifying to be performed by a human technician using a mouse with a computer displaying the displayed image. In an embodiment, the method may further provide for the step of orienting a microwave-absorbent resilient member adjacent the patient in order to cover areas of the scan plate that are beyond the breast. In an embodiment, the method may further provide for the microwave absorbent resilient member to be a bag-like pillow.
In an embodiment, the table may include a microwave and optically transparent window or scan plate. Beneath the scan plate may be an antenna that is used to transmit and receive radio frequency signals. In addition, the antenna, microwave source and receiver, digital camera, scan plate, spot lights, and other electronic and electrical equipment can be, if needed, housed in a metallic envelope which is lined with microwave-absorbing material. In an embodiment, microwave suppressing power line, data line and air vent devices may be housed within the examination table. To conduct an imaging scan, the patient may lie on the table, either face down or on her side, with either the nipple area of the breast or armpit area of her body in contact with the scan plate. The technician may illuminate the imprint of the breast(s) on the scan plate and the digital camera records the imprint. These data may then be displayed and the technician determines if the breast(s) are properly positioned.
The imprint may also be viewed by the technician to note any gaps between the torso and the scan plate. As needed, these gaps may be blocked with microwave-absorbing material. A technician may then use a control screen and keyboard of the controlling computer to initiate an automated scanning procedure. In an embodiment, an antenna or other illumination means may be located below the plate with the element facing upwards. It may be moved through a number of known and discrete locations across the scan plate and may be indexed through a discrete number of locations or antenna positions across the scan plate. The computer may execute the applications required to complete the scanning procedure and display the processed scan results.
The stability of the surface of the breast, and the relative positions between the breast surface and the antenna positions may be maintained throughout the scan procedure. These requirements enable the system to post-process the signal return data and develop and display a three-dimensional image of the internal breast volume with any detected anomalies highlighted. In an embodiment, the examination table my be designed such that when the patient lies in contact with the scan plate, almost all of the spurious microwave leakage that might be passed through the scan plate opening in the shielded examination table is absorbed by the upper torso of the patient. The padding near the scan plate and any pillows or collars needed to position the patient may be filled with soft, pliable microwave-absorbing material.
In a further embodiment of the invention an examination table is provided comprising a table having a horizontal upper surface upon which the patient may lie, a support system to support the patient comfortably in a fixed position and an orientation system to orient the surface of the patient's torso in known positions with respect to the anatomy of the patient. In an embodiment, the support system may include an optically transparent scan plate and further comprising a light source oriented to transmit light through the scan plate in order to optically illuminate the torso, a camera for capturing a visual image of the torso and transmitting said image to a processor and means coupled to the processor for displaying an image including the visual image of the torso's imprint. In an embodiment, the table may include an adjustable upper surface section to aid the patient to sit upright. In an embodiment, the table may include a removable pad. In an embodiment, the removable pad may cover the scan plate. In an embodiment, the removable pad may include a taper in order to appropriately elevate the patient's torso in order to comfortably locate the torso on the scan plate. In an embodiment, the removable pad may provide an adjustable upper surface section of the table. In an embodiment, the orientation system may includes a scan system for providing scan data regarding the patient's breast with respect to at least breast tissue, a nipple, a sternum, an armpit or a lesion.
For the purpose of facilitating an understanding of the subject matter sought to be protected, there are illustrated in the accompanying drawings embodiments thereof, from an inspection of which, when considered in connection with the following description, the subject matter sought to be protected, its construction and operation, and many of its advantages should be readily understood and appreciated.
An embodiment of the present invention is illustrated with reference to
A scanning subsystem 7 a, 7 b, 8 a, 8 b is located in an enclosure 16 formed within the table 2. The scanning subsystem 7 a, 7 b, 8 a, 8 b includes a motorized system that moves the antenna assembly 6 over the bottom of the scan plate in a predetermined pattern (see
The scan plate 3 receives the imprint of both breasts as illustrated in
In an embodiment, the upper surface 21 includes a microwave absorbent padding 23, 24 provided on the upperside metal surface of the examination table metallic top 28 and especially the area surrounding the scan plate 3. In an embodiment, the padding 23, 24 is formed from a microwave-absorbing foam (Emerson Cuming). The padding 23, 24 suppresses most microwave energy that could propagate between the torso of the patient 1 and the metallic top 28 of the examination table 2. Microwave-absorbing bean-bag-like pillows 15 (
A continuous envelop of metal, such as aluminum, can form the box-like structure 27 of the examination table 2, so that any microwave emissions are contained within the table 2. In an embodiment, the examination table 2 can be constructed of welded panels of aluminum or panels that can be joined by commercially available radio-frequency interference gaskets (Spira Manufacturing).
Also shown in
X-Y traversing equipment is depicted in
The scan plate 3 can be comprised of many commercially available glasses or plastics that are listed in Von Hippel, Dielectric Materials and Applications, MIT Press-Wiley. In an embodiment, the scan plate 3 will have both optical and microwave transparency. In the microwave band of 1 to 10 GHz the dielectric properties should be matched. When the relative dielectric constant can range from 1.7 to over 9, the path absorption over about 3 to 6 mm is less than a few dB. Scan plate optical properties should not have a path loss of more than a few dB, and preferably should be less but greater values may be acceptable, provided breast imprints are seen. Other suitable materials could also be polystyrene, polycarbonate, and cast acrylic (Lucite, Plexiglas). A wide range of materials that are microwave and optically transparent with dielectric values, 1.5-5 are widely available and can be used with the confocal, pulse type imaging systems such as described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,257. Pulse type, wide band imaging system have been demonstrated to be able to gate out any backscatter from mismatches between the dielectric properties of the breast tissue and the scan plate.
In an embodiment, the constant air gap spacing can range from 1 to 3 mm without materially perturbing the propagation pathway from the antenna faceplate 5 to the scan plate 3. This is possible because the wavelength in air is 50 mm at the highest frequency of 6 GHz. Using a transmission line model, an air gap of 1 to 3 mm equates respectively to 2-6% of the wavelength. If the air gap spacing were to be a sizable fraction of the wavelength (⅛th or more), the pathway reflections and wave divergence perturbations would occur. To compensate, the signal processing circuits could be used to partially mitigate the signal degrading perturbations.
To accomplish efficient movement and operation of the antenna, the breast cancer radar screening system employs an X-Y gantry 7 a, 7 b, 8 a, 8 b to move the microwave equipment and the indexing antenna elements 6 maintaining a trajectory that minimizes the distance the discretely indexing antenna element 6 must move, as shown in
The relative coordinates of the antenna positions within the scan envelope 39 define a surface in two dimensions (X-Y antenna plane) used by the present system's post processing to generate a scan image 92 (
Movement of the envelope of the antenna element 6 is defined for each patient, through the use of the digital camera 12. A Set Scan Envelope application running on personal computer 9 operates the X-Y discrete indexing antenna positioner 7 a, 7 b, 8 a, 8 b. The antenna 6 movement may be constrained to the patient breast imprint, as defined by the set scan envelope. Radio frequency energy that is emitted by the antenna 6, and not reflected to form the image, is highly attenuated by the patient's body 1.
In an alternate embodiment, the antenna may also stop at each scan point 1-36. This may be accomplished through the use of an X-Y discrete indexing antenna gantry 7 a, 7 b, 8 a, 8 b capable of indexing the antenna 6 through a series of discrete positions across the X-Y antenna surface and spaced 1 cm apart, pausing at each position long enough for a series of microwave signals to be transmitted and their return echo recorded (approximately 1 second). The X-Y gantry provides a means to maintain a predetermined, fixed, spacing between the antenna positions and the skin of the breast.
The scanning system control subsystem encompasses a personal computer 9 keyboard display and computer programs. In addition to the control of the scanning system, the software collects, manipulates, displays and stores scan data (as shown in
In an embodiment, the system comprises a User Interface and Control Layer and a Device Control and Processing Layer. The User Interface and Control Layer includes Administrative Applications, Device Control Applications, Image Display Applications and Archival Applications.
The Administrative Applications include Boot-Up, Calibration, Valid Forward/Authorization procedures and diagnostics. The Device Control Applications include Initialized Scan, Capture Scan Image, Set Scan Envelope, Perform Scan, Re-do Scan and End Scan procedures. The Image Display Applications include Set Forward/Adjust Processing parameters, Display Scan Results and Reprocess Scan Data. The archival applications include Print Scan Results, Save Scan results, (local)/(remote), Save Scan data (local)/(remote), Transmit Scan data/results and Archive Scan data/results (local)/(remote).
The Device Control and Processing layer includes Device Control and Data Collection Applications, Signal and Return Processing Applications, Imaging Display and Manipulation Applications, and External Interface Applications. The Device Control and Data Collection Applications include X-Y Motion Control, Microwave send/receive, Return Data Format and Photo Image Capture. The Signal and Return Processing Applications include Frequency-to-Time Convert (Fourier transform) and time-to-3D construct. The Image Display and Manipulation Applications include 3-Space Interpolation, Shape/envelope Build and 3D Display and Manipulation. The External Interface Applications include PACS Interface, Network Printing, Data Transmit, Display Application Distribution and Processing Application Distribution.
The User Interface & Control Layer architecture and applications, running on a personal computer 9, presents the applications and control parameters to which operating technicians 10 will have access. The Device Control & Processing Layer architecture and applications, control the individual system components, captures the return data, generates the scan image and interfaces with external devices and networks. The overall scan envelope, and the coordinates of each antenna position within the scan envelope, are established and controlled through the Device Control applications of the User Interface & Control Layer and the Device Control & Data Collection applications of the Device Control & Processing Layer. The proprietary signal processing and image display applications are used to filter noise, reconstruct the imaged data space and present the final image.
The present invention may provide accurate scan data whether the patient has a thin garment, such as a hospital gown, covering her breasts or if her breasts are bare when positioned on the scan plate. This is feasible because the patient's breasts 41, 43, 51 (and gown) maintain stable contact with the scan plate 3 for the duration of the scan. This stability enables the Signal & Return Processing applications, within the Device Control and Processing Layer, and the Image Display Applications, within the User Interface and Control Layer, of the software architecture to factor out the return signal distortions attributable to the intervening garment and produce a consistent and useable image. While the scan data may be accurate with clothing, it is preferable that the breasts 41, 43, 51 be bare when photo imaging of the breasts is provided for the digital breast imprint overlay image (
The discrete indexing of the antenna through a standard set of positions provides a coordinate reference frame that is reproducible across scans. The matched antenna coordinates and signal return data are passed to the Signal & Return Processing applications of the PC/Signal processing architecture & applications of the PC controller. Proprietary signal processing algorithms within the Signal & Return Processing applications are capable of filtering the signal distortions caused by intervening scan plate 3. The anomalies detected by the system are clearly highlighted, and the spurious returns are highly suppressed. The ability of the system's parametric Image Display & Manipulation Applications, running in conjunction with the dynamically adjustable Image Display Applications generate repeatable, unambiguous images readable by medical laymen without the need for extensive training and specialized interpretive skills.
User interfaces, such as, keyboard, general pointing devices (e.g. mouse and/or touch screen monitor) aid in the control and manipulation aspects of the device operation and control, including interfacing the personal computer 9 with the technician 10. The operator 10 has an option to invoke the Set Scan Envelope application within the User Interface & Control Layer and uses the image presented on the PC controller screen to outline the desired scan envelope (the area to be scanned).
The examination table 72 pad design has incorporated several features to provide optimal patient comfort and breast alignment necessary for accurate scanning. Changeable torso pads 75, 76 with varying shapes such as tapered shapes, and varying thickness provide both comfort and proper breast compression for varying patient breast sizes. The pad 75, 76 may have a tapered shape to provide proper patient breast contact, especially for side scans. Pressure felt from the contact between the scan plate 3 and breast 41, 43 (
To initiate a scan, the operating technician first assists in positioning the patient 1 onto the examination table. The technician inputs the appropriate patient data into the system via the keyboard 9 (
The technician then uses an orientation system of the present invention in order to further orient the patient and patient's breast to insure proper scanning. The orientation system includes all elements described above that assist in the orientation of the patient and the patient's breast(s), such as, the microwave assembly comprising of the microwave antenna 6, processor 9, control computer 9 a, transmitter/receiver 30, VNA 32 and transformer 34, the light 11, camera 12, digital imaging system and scan data system and applications. The orientation system provides for orientation of the breast in known positions with respect to the anatomy of the patient and locations of the antenna 6. For example, the orientation system may provide for scan data with respect to the patient's anatomy, such as, breast tissue, nipples, armpit, sternum or lesion. The technician uses the orientation system to further position the breasts on the scan plate 3. For example, the technician may view the position of the breasts on the scan plate 3 by activating the live digital camera 12 and viewing the image on the computer monitor 9 that displays the imprint of both of the breasts (
Depending on the imaging system, the technician, using the visual display of the breast and the mouse, can identify the areas of the breast to be illuminated (scanned) by the antenna 6. Although slower than the visual image provided by the camera 12, the technician may separately rely on the scan data from the antenna 6 in order to determine if the patient's breasts are properly oriented. If needed, the technician also arranges the microwave-absorbing pillows 15 to cover the areas on the scan plate 3 that are between the torso 47 or breasts 41, 43 and the open gaps or edges 50 of the scan plate 30. Similar positioning is provided for scans of a side of the breast. In an alternate embodiment, a window may be formed in a side of the table 2 and a mirror positioned so that positioning of the breast(s) on the scan plate 3 may be observed by the technician 10 through the window.
After positioning the patient for scanning, the live photo image is captured digitally by the use of the digital camera 12. The antenna 6 is moved to the periphery of the scan envelope 39 so that it is at the edge of the field of view so that the antenna 6 is not blocking the view of the breast imprint on the scan plate 3 and an unobstructed photo image may be obtained. This photo image is stored for use as an overlay 90 to the 3D scan image generation 92 provided by the processed scan data, as will be discussed below.
By use of a computer pointing device (e.g., touching the screen, mouse or activating a switch) the scanning procedure can be initiated. First, the scanning subsystem begins the scan with the antenna 6 being excited by a microwave source. At known locations (see
The preferred system is especially useful when used in conjunction with the pulsed, confocal, microwave 3-D imaging systems described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,704,355 or U.S. Pat. No. 5,807,257 or U.S. Pat. No. 5,829,437, each of which are incorporated herein by reference. Possible versions of these systems could have the antenna 6 continually move or pause at each antenna position 1-36 (
Knowing the coordinates of each antenna position 1-36 (relative to the other antenna positions), as the antenna 6 is pulsed and the location of each antenna position relative to the surface of the breast 41, 43, 51, the backscatter returns from a postulated location within the internal breast volume can be constructively combined to determine whether or not a lesion 99 exists at the postulated location.
As shown in
Other combinations of visual display methods of the location of the breast relative to the microwave illumination methods or antennas are possible. For example, phased arrays of waveguide antennas could be mounted below an optically and microwave transparent plate. To position the breasts, the waveguide array could be shifted away such that the breast imprint would be visible and illuminated as described earlier. The waveguide array would then be shifted to almost touch scan plate. Alternatively, reasonable imprints might be visible through the spaces between each waveguide antennas that are pressed against or penetrates through the scan plate. Various combinations of illuminating and light collecting optical glass fibers could be used if an optically opaque mounting of the phased array antennas is used. In this case, pairs of fiber bundles would be arranged between the interstices of the waveguides. One bundle would illuminate and the other bundle would carry the backscattered light into a display that would indicate the position of the breast.
In this patent, the term, "tumor" can be a lesion or be either benign or malignant. This term also includes other anomalies, including scar tissue, regions of high vascularization, and foreign material, such as clips, staples. Further, the methods and apparatus noted here have been described in context of an examination table that could be modified to suppress unwanted microwave interaction. However, the signals used by some systems are so small and intermittent that such containment measures may not be needed. Other configurations that use the optical imprinting, patient positioning and microwave penetration and reflection techniques can be used for specialized situations without the need for a complex examination table. The term "optical" includes energy in the near infrared and visual spectrums and microwave generally includes frequencies ranging from 0.1 GHz to 100 GHz but can include induction fields from much lower frequency sources
Therefore, it may be understood that the following features are provided by the present invention. The patient is made comfortable and is able to hold a fixed position in the order of a few minutes until the scan is completed. The examination method may include both breasts as well as areas near both axilla or armpits. The position or surface of the breast is known within a few mm with respect to the anatomy of the patient as well as to the antenna locations or characteristics of the illumination pattern. The clinical technician is able to assist the patient to properly position her breasts, such that all volumes of the breast are illuminated, in separate scans as needed including both the frontal regions near the nipple as well as those near the armpits. The above positions are able to be photo recalled. The scanning can be performed without direct patient contact to the antenna. The examination table is easy to operate. Spurious radio frequency emissions or susceptibility is suppressed. The examination table can house all of the microwave and electronic equipment and provide for power, data transfer, and cooling while suppressing spurious RF leakage outside of the examination table. The examination table is suitable for use in both hospitals or in the facilities of primary care physicians.
The matter set forth in the foregoing description and accompanying drawings is offered by way of illustration only and not as a limitation. While particular embodiments have been shown and described, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that changes and modifications may be made without departing from the broader aspects of applicants' contribution. The actual scope of the protection sought is intended to be defined in the following claims when viewed in their proper perspective based on the prior art.
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It's likely that Reality Bites will be a divisive show, which will require careful handling from Stiller to ensure that it is a lovingly rendered love song to the 90s, rather than a painfully dated embarrassment. What do you think, guys? Will Stiller's unusual project end in triumph or disaster? And which 90s classic would you like to see revived? I'm gunning for a live action version of Pirates of Dark Water, personally, but then I always had a thing for Tula...


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After years of use on the rocky shores of Main, our dinghy was looking a bit tired. The gel coat had been scarred in several locations, and the Hypalon Rubber abraded in others. Initially, we focused on repairing the rigid part of the hull as Hypalon replacement material is harder to come by.
A tear along the bottom
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Finding comparable Hypalon material in the US proved to be impossible. Luckily, we found ourselves in Germany during a boatshow (Boot Düsseldorf) so we were able to buy some material right from the stand. It speaks volumes that a manufacturer would actually carry replacement parts instead of just sending talking heads and models to show off their wares.


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While trying to get pregnant, a womanmay make a lot of changes in her daily life with the intent to boost her natural fertility and increase her chances of conceiving. Often, one of the obvious changes is the food and nutrients she puts in her body. Prenatal nutrients are crucial for a healthy conception and pregnancy. This is also true for men. Men need certain nutrients to boost their fertility and general health as well. A recent study has shown a possible link between low male fertility and underlying health issues caused by poor eating habits and lifestyle choices. There are many things a man can do to prepare his body and boost his fertility health, and one way to do that is to eat well. Below are some recipes that contain ingredients, known to boost male fertility.
Avocado and Prawn Salad (Contains vitamin E – boosts sperm motility and quality)
24 cooked shrimp
2 avocados, halved, stones removed, peeled, thickly sliced
1 Lebanese cucumber, trimmed, peeled into ribbons
1 ½ tbsp.. fresh lime juice
1 ½ tsp brown sugar
1 ½ tsp fish sauce
½ cup fresh coriander sprigs
Peel and devein the prawns, leaving tails intact.
Divide the avocado, prawns and cucumber among serving bowls.
Combine the lime juice, sugar and fish sauce in a small bowl. Whisk together until the sugar dissolves.
Drizzle the lime dressing over the Avocado and Prawn Salad. Top with pepper and serve. (Serves 4)
Vegetable Frittata (Veggies are a crucial part of fertility health because they are rich in prenatal nutrients)
1 ¾ cups butternut pumpkin, peeled
3 cups sweet potatoes
1.8 ounces of baby spinach leaves
2 tbs plain flour
1 ¼ cream
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1̷3 cup grated parmesan
2 tbsp. chopped parsley
6 tbsp. soft feta, crumbled
Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a 8 in. spring form tin with bake paper and place onto a baking tray.
Cut pumpkin and potatoes into ¾ inch pieces. Steam for 5 minutes, until just tender.
Place spinach into base of tin. Arrange par-cooked vegetables over the spinach.
Place flour into a bowl and gradually whisk in cream until smooth. Add eggs, parmesan and parsley and whisk again until combined. Season with salt and pepper.
Pour into pan. Scatter feta over the top of the dish.
Top and bake for 40 minutes, until set and golden. Let stand for 5 minutes before removing from pan and cutting into wedges. Serve with salad. (Serves 4)
Sweet Corn Fritters with Smoked Salmon (Rich in arginine – boosts sperm motility)
2 cups (approx. 2 corn cobs) fresh corn kernels
3 spring onions (or 1 small red onion), roughly chopped
2 eggs
Small handful parsley leaves
2̷3 cups self-rising flour
Pinch salt and pepper
1 zucchini, finely grated and squeezed to remove excess moisture
Light olive oil, for frying
Smoked salmon, to serve
Lemon wedges, to serve
Avocado Salsa:
1 avocado, stone removed, diced
1 tomato, finely diced
1 spring onion, finely chopped
2 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped
1 tbsp. lemon juice
Pinch salt and pepper
Place half the corn kernels, spring onion, eggs, coriander, flour, salt and pepper in a food processor and process for about 10-15 seconds until combined. Place in a large bowl.
Using your hands, squeeze the zucchini to remove any excess moisture. Add to the corn mixture along with the remaining corn kernels. Stir to combine.
Heat 1-2 tablespoons of the oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. Drop large spoonfuls of the mixture into the pan and cook for 2-3 minutes until golden on the underside.
Turn and cook the other side until golden and cooked through. Repeat with remaining mixture, using more oil if needed.
Drain on paper towels and serve with the Avocado Salsa (lightly stir the ingredients together), smoked salmon and lemon. (Makes 10-12 Sweetcorn Fritters)
Fresh tip: These also make a great lunch for the whole family.
Teriyaki Beef with Noodles and Vegetables (Sesame helps to increase sperm quality)
½ cup soy sauce
¼ cup mirin
2 tbs brown sugar
2 tsp sesame oil
4 shallots, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbs shredded ginger
1 lb rump steak, fat trimmed
1 red capsicum, seeded
1 carrot
2 tsp oil
1 onion, sliced
50 bean shoots, ends trimmed
instant noodles, to serve
1 tbs toasted sesame seeds
Combine soy, mirin, brown sugar and sesame oil in a jug. Add shallots, garlic and ginger. Place beef in a shallow dish and pour over marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Cut capsicum and carrot into thin matchsticks.
Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat. Drain off marinade into a small saucepan. Bring to the boil then reduce heat and simmer while you cook the beef. Add a little oil to the pan. Cook beef for 2-3 minutes on each side, until cooked to your liking. Remove from pan and cover with foil.
Wipe out pan with paper towel. Prepare noodles as per packet instructions.
Reheat pan. Add a little more oil. Add vegetables. Stir-fry vegetables for 1-2 minutes only, so they are still crisp. Remove from heat.
Slice beef thinly across the grain. Serve on top of the noodles with vegetables and the sauce spooned over. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. (Serves 4)
Fresh tip: Mirin is a Japanese rice vinegar and is available in the Asian section of your local grocery store.


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NEW YORK -- The NFL deadline for placing franchise tags on players has passed, with only eight given the tag by their teams for next season.
Dallas linebacker/defensive end Anthony Spencer, Kansas City offensive tackle Branden Albert and Miami defensive tackle Randy Starks were the latest to be tagged on Monday.
The other tagged players are Buffalo safety Jairus Byrd, Chicago defensive tackle Henry Melton, Cincinnati defensive end Michael Johnson, Denver offensive tackle Ryan Clady and Indianapolis punter Pat McAfee.
All eight are non-exclusive franchise players.
With the non-exclusive tag, his team has the right to match any offer sheet, or get two first-round draft picks in return for allowing him to leave.
Both sides can continue to negotiate on a longer deal even after a franchise tag has been applied.
Last year, 21 players received the franchise tag.
Baltimore avoided using the franchise tag by re-signing quarterback Joe Flacco to a six-year, $120.6 million contract.
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|Birdfair 2016 - Our Raffle Draw
Well.... No!
No in fact I spent the weekend on my feet from 08:30 till 17:30, selling raffle tickets and promoting Birding for All, the access charity I volunteer with, at the British Bird Watching Fair at Rutland water, more commonly known as Birdfair!
Birding For All
I've spoken about Birding for All (BFA) a number of times, but for anyone who has missed it we are a small charity whose aim is to promote better access at nature reserves. Not just for the disabled but for everyone, as a parent better paths and gates rather than styles/cattle grids would have helped me no end. As someone with back issues, more benches or seats will help me get further (on bad days), and not to beat around the bush, I'm now the wrong side of forty and my mobility is only likely to get worse.
Basically Birding for All works for each and every one of us in getting nature reserves easier to visit, walk around and enjoy. Wellness, mindfulness, basically our health in every way, has been proven to be aided by connection with nature, so better access helps us all to be healthier.
|The stand at Birdfair 2016 all set up ready on day 1
|A Visit from Henry Hen Harrier (You may recall seeing him on the Hen Harrier Day post)
Birdfair 2016
So this year as always I was there, on the banks of Rutland Water in Marquee 2, slogging away with my fellow volunteers, Zoe, Ann, Brian, Phil, Bo and Maggie.
It was hard work, squeezing cash out of fellow birders is always hard, hey when optics can cost into the thousands of pounds every penny counts right? But this year it seemed harder than ever, the Brexit vote and austerity are really biting hard, but we slogged on, and met many wonderful people who joined our organisation, parted with hard earned cash, for raffle tickets, books or just the kindness of their hearts, chatted about their experiences in nature or with disabilities, and generally had a tiring but wonderful weekend.
Weekend Highlights
I can't claim I worked solidly all weekend, Zoe and I managed a few hours here and there to explore the many wonderful marquees, wondered at the amazing art some people can produce (one artist in particular, Darren Woodhead, sketched a picture while signing the book Nightingales in November - as part of a prize we were giving away - that I couldn't have drawn with years of work!), dreaming of the exotic holidays on offer and watching our friend Tristan Reid talk about his Running for Hen Harriers (please support the work he is doing, the guy falls off mountains and stuff!).
|Tristan, Phil, Zoe and Brian
On the stand we had many a celeb visit (we always do thankfully there are some great people in the naturalist/conservation world), but the highlight had to be the wonderful Chris Packham choosing to do a book signing on our stand, in fact he was straight off a plane and to our small group to sign for the masses.
|Chris Packham signing books on our stand
|Zoe being Chris Packhams sign holder (same sign as Hen Harrier day)
Weekend Lowlights (does that work)
Our good friend and colleague on the stand Phil having an accident day 1 and requiring an ambulance, thankfully all was OK in the end, but there were worried people all around.
All in all it was a great event, but oh so tiring.
Looking Ahead
Of course we will be back again next year, and this time Zoe and I plan to camp, so if anyone has experienced the camping at Birdfair and would like to tell me which sites to use, and which to avoid (I'd love to be on the birdfair campsite but with no shower I'm not sure our stand visitors would!), please leave me a comment.
See you next year.
Oh and there were plenty more photos taken, but if you want to see them you will have to follow Birding for All on Facebook or Twitter, or read the newsletter. What you don't get the newsletter? Well perhaps you should sign up (click here) and become a member, it's free and we won't bombard you with emails (1 or 2 a year) or letters (1 newsletter a year) but your support is welcome.
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Divulging that a total of 845 fatalities have been recorded on South African roads in 19 days, South Africa's Transport Minister, Dipuo Peters urged the public to be more vigilant at SA roads.
According to the Minister, the 845 fatalities was recorded between 1st to 19th December.
Minister Peters made the revelation while she was addressing the media in Midrand on the state of the Festive Season Road Safety Campaign.
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She wailed that the number of fatalities has increased by 16% compared to the same period in the previous year.
"There are 684 fatal crashes recorded since 1 to 19 December 2016. Nationally, there is an increase of 16% in comparison to the same period in the previous year," said Minister Peters.
She identified the causes of the accidents to include: inclement weather and wet surfaces, human and vehicle factors.
The human factors which cause accidents include pedestrian jaywalking at 30.7%, speeding accounted for 15.2%, hit and run accounted for 10.2% and overtaking facing oncoming vehicles accounted for 7.6% of the accidents.
Driver errors contributed to 23.8% of the road fatalities, passengers accounted for 39.2% and pedestrians 34.3%. While men constituted 78.4% of the fatalities, Women account for 21.2%.
The Minister also revealed that the provinces that recorded increase in crashes include KwaZulu-Natal with an increase of 32, Limpopo with an increase of 28 and the North West by 9.
Likewise, crashes in Mpumalanga increased by 26, Gauteng by 3 and the Free State by 2.
In line with the foregoing, she said: "the Northern Cape has recorded a decrease of four in crash figures, with Eastern Cape and the Western Cape stabilizing at the same figure of 82 compared to the same period last year."
She further revealed that provinces which recorded increase in fatalities were Limpopo with 63, Mpumalanga with 44, KwaZulu-Natal with 31, the Free State with 17 and the North West with 6.
Decrease in fatalities were recorded in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape and Gauteng.
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Above all, Minister Peters lamented that "these are really trying times. We need everyone to accept that roads are shared spaces and that road safety is everyone's responsibility," she begged.
Adding that 2,509 motorists were arrested for drinking and driving in Gauteng, she said: "we are seeking to reclassify drunken driving…to a more severe…offence to ensure those who negligently cause crashes on the roads do not get bail easily." They deserve to spend time behind bars, she proclaimed.