| 摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an ultrasonic probe scanning device which can be fixed according to the shapes of mammas of various sizes and a rotary scan can be carried out while bringing an ultrasonic probe into contact with the body surface of the mamma. SOLUTION: The ultrasonic probe scanning device of the present invention has an ultrasonic transducer comes into contact with the mamma of a subject and transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves, a frame with a multilink structure fixed so as to cover the mamma and moving according to the size of the mamma, a turning mechanism held by the frame and rotating the ultrasonic transducer while bringing the same into contact with the mamma, and a contacting mechanism attached to the turning mechanism bringing the ultrasonic probe into contact with the mamma. COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |
