WO1999013762A3 - Clinical tissue examination - Google Patents
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- WO1999013762A3 WO1999013762A3 PCT/US1998/017925 US9817925W WO9913762A3 WO 1999013762 A3 WO1999013762 A3 WO 1999013762A3 US 9817925 W US9817925 W US 9817925W WO 9913762 A3 WO9913762 A3 WO 9913762A3
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- tissue
- tissue examination
- sensor head
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
- A61B5/43—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the reproductive systems
- A61B5/4306—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the reproductive systems for evaluating the female reproductive systems, e.g. gynaecological evaluations
- A61B5/4312—Breast evaluation or disorder diagnosis
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
- A61B5/0048—Detecting, measuring or recording by applying mechanical forces or stimuli
- A61B5/0053—Detecting, measuring or recording by applying mechanical forces or stimuli by applying pressure, e.g. compression, indentation, palpation, grasping, gauging
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- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06T7/00—Image analysis
- G06T7/0002—Inspection of images, e.g. flaw detection
- G06T7/0012—Biomedical image inspection
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B2562/00—Details of sensors; Constructional details of sensor housings or probes; Accessories for sensors
- A61B2562/02—Details of sensors specially adapted for in-vivo measurements
- A61B2562/0247—Pressure sensors
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B2562/00—Details of sensors; Constructional details of sensor housings or probes; Accessories for sensors
- A61B2562/04—Arrangements of multiple sensors of the same type
- A61B2562/046—Arrangements of multiple sensors of the same type in a matrix array
Abstract
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JP2000511397A JP2001516604A (en) | 1997-09-16 | 1998-08-28 | Method and apparatus for clinical histology |
CA002301556A CA2301556A1 (en) | 1997-09-16 | 1998-08-28 | Clinical tissue examination |
EP98942299A EP1014848A4 (en) | 1997-09-16 | 1998-08-28 | Clinical tissue examination |
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US08/931,573 US6091981A (en) | 1997-09-16 | 1997-09-16 | Clinical tissue examination |
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WO1999013762A2 WO1999013762A2 (en) | 1999-03-25 |
WO1999013762A3 true WO1999013762A3 (en) | 1999-06-03 |
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EP (1) | EP1014848A4 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2001516604A (en) |
CA (1) | CA2301556A1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999013762A2 (en) |
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