Ultrasound scanning assistance apparatus for breast cancer diagnosis and method of ultrasound scanning

摘要

An ultrasound scanning assistance apparatus for diagnosis of a breast cancer is provided. The ultrasound scanning assistance apparatus includes a fixing container including a scan surface to scan an ultrasound transducer adapted to diagnose a breast cancer and a soft membrane to contact a surface of a human body; and a buffer fluid controller to control a hydraulic pressure of a buffer fluid filling the fixing container.

主权项

1. An ultrasound scanning apparatus comprising:
an ultrasound transducer that generates an ultrasound; a fixing container including a scan surface that guides the ultrasound transducer adapted to diagnose a breast cancer and a soft membrane to contact a surface of a human body; and a buffer fluid controller that controls a hydraulic pressure of a buffer fluid filling the fixing container to apply and release pressure on the soft membrane, wherein the ultrasound scanning apparatus obtains an ultrasound image by scanning the human body according to at least one of an ultrasound imaging method and an elastography method for diagnosing the breast cancer.