71 results about "Left breast" patented technology

Methods and related systems are described for detection of breast cancer in 3D ultrasound imaging data. Volumetric ultrasound images are obtained by an automated breast ultrasound scanning (ABUS) device. In ABUS images breast cancers appear as dark lesions. When viewed in transversal and sagittal planes, lesions and normal tissue appear similar as in traditional 2D ultrasound. However, architectural distortion and spiculation are frequently seen in the coronal views, and these are strong indicators of the presence of cancer. The described computerized detection (CAD) system combines a dark lesion detector operating in 3D with a detector for spiculation and architectural distortion operating on 2D coronal slices. In this way a sensitive detection method is obtained. Techniques are also described for correlating regions of interest in ultrasound images from different scans such in different scans of the same breast, scans of a patient's right versus left breast, and scans taken at different times. Techniques are also described for correlating regions of interest in ultrasound images and mammography images. Interactive user interfaces are also described for displaying CAD results and for displaying corresponding locations on different images.

A labor and delivery outfit designed to provide function, comfort and dignity, comprises: a sleeveless, wrap shirt having an upper portion that includes a right nursing flap, and a left nursing flap, a first lower portion extending from the right nursing flap, a second lower portion extending from the left nursing flap, a back having a right strap, a left strap, and overlapping right rear lower portion and left rear lower portion defining an opening therebetween; a bra, preferably a built-in, supporting, nursing bra having a first section extending between the right strap and the first lower portion and including a right breast nursing cup, and having a second section extending between the left strap and the second lower portion and including a right breast nursing cup, and, a left breast nursing cup, releasable fasteners for fastening the right nursing flap to the right strap, thereby covering the right nursing cup, and releasable fasteners for fastening the left nursing flap to the left strap, thereby covering the left nursing cup; and, a wrap skirt having an elastic waist, a built-in pregnancy panel, and, a rear zipper. The nursing flaps of the shirt in closed position may form a V-neck. The back may be shaped in a V. A seam is provided between the upper portion and lower portions. Releasable fasteners are provided for fastening the rear lower portions to the upper portion of the shirt, thereby providing access to the spine.

A breast support garment. The garment comprises a right fabric panel for overlying the woman's right breast when worn, a left fabric panel for overlying the woman's left breast when worn, the right and the left panels having a relatively flat configuration when the garment is not worn, a first variable-length material strip attached to the right panel beginning at a region between the breasts and extending along a lower region of the right breast when the support garment is worn, a second variable-length material strip attached to the left panel beginning at the region between the breasts and extending along a lower region of the left breast when the garment is worn and the first and second material strips expanding when the garment is worn to allow the wearer's breasts to be received within cups formed in the right and left panels and further for providing lifting and upwardly directed forces on the right and left breasts as the first and second material strips attempt to return to their relaxed state.

Methods and apparatuses align breast images. The method according to one embodiment accesses digital image data representing a first breast image including a left breast, and a second breast image including a right breast; removes from the first and second breast images artifacts not related to the left and right breasts; and aligns the left and right breasts using a similarity measure between the first and second breast images, the similarity measure depending on a relative position of the first and second breast images.

Three-dimensional data is associated with a first imaging area including a left breast of a subject to be examined and a second imaging area including a right breast of the subject. An image displaying apparatus includes a specifying unit that specifies a nipple position of the left breast on the basis of positional information of pressure plates from the three-dimensional data. The image displaying apparatus also includes a generating unit that generates, by a maximum intensity projection, four projection images from the three-dimensional data. Two of the projection images respectively correspond to a plurality of divided areas of the left breast in the first imaging area divided on the basis of the specified nipple position. Two of the projection images respectively correspond to a plurality of divided areas of the right breast in the second imaging area. The four projection images are simultaneously displayed.

A template for the localization of lesions in a breast. The template includes a substrate of transparent material that includes a central marking; a horizontal line extending through the central marking; a first series of spaced lines, each line of the first series being perpendicular to the horizontal line and each line including marking indicia for indicating the distance of that line from the central marking; an oblique line extending approximately 45 degrees from the horizontal line and through the central marking; and, a second series of spaced lines, each line of the second series being perpendicular to the oblique line and each line including marking indicia for indicating the distance of that line from the central marking. There is a right breast template and a left breast template. The appropriate template is utilized and the CC and MLO views of a mammogram are used to define a CC line and an MLO line that are plotted on that template. The intersection of these two lines is indicative of the location of the lesion. The template can then be placed over the breast of the patient and a lesion-indicative marking can be placed on the patient's skin.

A breast support garment. The garment comprises a right fabric panel for overlying the woman's right breast when worn, a left fabric panel for overlying the woman's left breast when worn, the right and the left panels having a relatively flat configuration when the garment is not worn, a first variable-length material strip attached to the right panel beginning at a region between the breasts and extending along a lower region of the right breast when the support garment is worn, a second variable-length material strip attached to the left panel beginning at the region between the breasts and extending along a lower region of the left breast when the garment is worn and the first and second material strips expanding when the garment is worn to allow the wearer's breasts to be received within cups formed in the right and left panels and further for providing lifting and upwardly directed forces on the right and left breasts as the first and second material strips attempt to return to their relaxed state.

A cover up torso top outer garment provides increased coverage and support for a woman wearing a bikini top, the garment formed of stretchable right and left breast portions with an open-ended front zipper releasably securing the breast portions, with elastic back and neck straps. The garment is donned over a bikini top, the zipper attaches the two breast portions together, and the straps are adjusted. The garment may then be doffed when appropriate to expose the bikini top.

During treatment by brachytherapy, radiation passes beyond the target volume and delivers radiation dose to adjacent tissue such as the lungs and, especially in the case of treatment of the left breast, to the heart. The heart is particularly vulnerable to radiation; to minimise the dose it receives in such circumstances, we propose an apparatus for treatment by brachytherapy comprising an X-ray source sized for insertion into a patient, a respiration state monitor, and a control apparatus adapted to receive respiration state information from the respiration state monitor and control the output of the X-ray source; the control apparatus being arranged to operate the X-ray source at a first output level when the respiration state monitor indicates a degree of lung inflation above a first preset threshold and operate the X-ray source at a second and lower output level when the respiration state monitor indicates a degree of lung inflation below a second preset threshold.

A bra to enable monitoring of a wearer's heart rate. There is provided a bra comprising a left breast cup; a right breast cup; and a centre gore attached between the left and right breast cups. Each of the left and right breast cups comprises a lower edge region which is shaped to follow the shape of a wearer's breast and is shaped to be positioned below a wearer's breast to support the breast, and wherein the lower edge region comprises an electrically conductive fabric layer on the inner surface for contact with the user's skin. The centre gore comprises an attachment area for attachment of a transmitter and an electrically conductive pathway from the electrically conductive fabric of the lower regions of the breast cups to the attachment area. Bra components for providing electrical pathways are also provided.

The analysis image generating unit generates section images from volume analysis data that is collected by sending an ultrasound wave down to a region under the ribs. The right / left identifying unit identifies the right or left breast from cyclic motion components in the section images. The extending direction detecting unit analyzes plane-A images or plane-B images generated from the same volume analysis data, or a plane-C thickness-added MIP image, and detects the rib extending direction. The extending direction detecting unit also determines the position of the ultrasound probe based on the relative displacement of the extending direction. The body mark generating unit generates a body mark from the analysis results obtained by the right / left identifying unit and the extending direction detecting unit. The image synthesizing unit integrates the display image generated by the display image generating unit and the body mark, and displays it on the monitor.

A breast support garment. The garment comprises a right fabric panel for overlying the woman's right breast when worn, a left fabric panel for overlying the woman's left breast when worn, the right and the left panels having a relatively flat configuration when the garment is not worn, a first variable-length material strip attached to the right panel beginning at a region between the breasts and extending along a lower region of the right breast when the support garment is worn, a second variable-length material strip attached to the left panel beginning at the region between the breasts and extending along a lower region of the left breast when the garment is worn and the first and second material strips expanding when the garment is worn to allow the wearer's breasts to be received within cups formed in the right and left panels and further for providing lifting and upwardly directed forces on the right and left breasts as the first and second material strips attempt to return to their relaxed state.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a breast cancer detection bra and a detection system. The breast cancer detection bra includes a bra body, a plurality of sensors, a sensor base body and a control unit; the sensor base body is provided with a left detection zone and a right detection zone which are symmetrically arranged; each detection zone is of a hemispherical three-dimensional structure composed of several branches, and the sensors are disposed at the tail ends of the branches; the control unit is disposed on the sensor base body and connected with infrared sensors for acquiring data collected by the sensors; the sensor base body is sewn in the bra body. The left detection zone and the right detection zone are sewn on a left breast support and a right breast support of the brabody respectively. A user can directly wear the breast cancer detection bra in daily use, the breast cancer detection bra conforms to daily use habits of the user, and a reasonable sensor structure is arranged and can cover the entire breast area of a female user.

The invention discloses a breast X-ray image registration method based on barycenter. The method includes the steps that left-breast X-ray image DICOM data to be registered and right-breast X-ray image DICOM data to be registered are loaded; window width and window level transformation is performed on original left-breast X-ray image DICOM data and original right-breast X-ray image DICOM data respectively to obtain a transformed left-breast image and a transformed right-breast image; a barycentric coordinate R1 of the transformed left-breast image and a barycentric coordinate Rr of the transformed right-breast image are calculated; the transformed left-breast image or the transformed right-breast image is selected as a moving image Imgs, and the other image is used as a template image Imgd; the horizontal moving amount is calculated, the moving image Imgs is made to move horizontally so as to enable the left-breast image and the right-breast image to be aligned; a registered breast image is displayed. According to the method and system, registering alignment of a left breast and a right breast is achieved by moving the breasts horizontally according to the distance difference of barycenter positions of the left-breast image and the right-breast image, and the registered and aligned breast image is obtained, so that doctors can perform contrastive analysis conveniently.

The invention relates to a woman breast health assessment method based on infrared medical images. The method comprises: using an infrared lens to acquire human body infrared waves; using an infrared thermal imaging device to measure temperature of left and right breasts, left and right mammary areolas, positions under left and right breasts, left and right armpits, and left and right adnexa regions; respectively calculating the difference values of the average temperature of the ten measured regions and the average temperature of a whole body; subtracting the difference values of average temperature of the left and right corresponding regions and the average temperature of the whole body, comparing the obtained temperature difference values of the left and right corresponding regions with a temperature threshold, if the temperature difference value is larger than the temperature threshold, prompting that a left region has high-risk lesion trend; otherwise, determining whether a vascular type heat source appears in the left corresponding region, if the vascular type heat source appears, prompting that the left region has high-risk lesion trend; otherwise, respectively establishing rectangular coordinate systems with left papilla and right papilla as centers, according to a maximum value and a minimum value of average temperature in four quadrants of the left breast and the right breast, analyzing to obtain an assessment result of breast health.

An airbag apparatus receives an occupant's left breast by an expanded left airbag section and receives the right breast by a right airbag section. A void space of the expanded airbag opposes the lateral center of the occupant's breast. Both the left and right airbag sections expand smoothly and substantially evenly. The left and right airbag sections are folded firstly to obtain a first folded body elongated in the fore-and-aft direction and, subsequently, the distal sides from a joint belt, which connect the midsections in the expanding direction of the left and right airbag sections, are opened laterally apart from each other. The rear sides from the joint belt are folded so as to be reduced in width in the fore-and aft direction to obtain the second folded body, and then the lateral width is reduced by the third folding operation to obtain the final folded body.

A vest pack includes right and left pocket regions. Each pocket region is adapted for being positioned just below the respective right and left breast of a wearer. The vest pack further includes a zipper that connects the right and left pocket regions from approximately the sternum of the wearer to approximately a belt line of the wearer, and a pair of suspenders having a strap connected proximate each second pocket and adapted to be worn over the shoulders of the wearer. The vest pack further includes a back region comprising at least one elastic strap connecting opposing back sides of the right and left pocket regions, and to the straps of the pair of suspenders.

A bra including: a pair of breast cups; two breast-cup bases which are placed respectively beneath the two cups in independent state without suturing together, comprising a right breast-cup base suturing with the lower edge of the right breast cup and the two pieces of axillary cloth, and a left breast-cup base suturing with the lower edge of the left breast cup and the two axillary clothes; and a pair of axillary clothes of which the front ends are sutured with the side portion of the breast-cup bases and the side portion of the breast cups, and the rear ends thereof are connected with another axillary clothe at the approximately central department of the back surface, comprising a bandlike part of certain thickness which extends generally along the longitudinal direction under axillas, and a fixed part, with fixed elements filled, being positioned at the side of further more rear portion comparing with that of the bandlike part. When the wearer is sporting, the breast-cup can meet the movement of the breasts, and prevent dislocation between the breast-cup part and the position of the breast, so as to maintain the breast in the former central area of the body.

A method for seamlessly knitting knitwear having a broad neckline with a flat knitting machine is provided. A neckline is formed by a first step in which a breast is knitted by branching off into right and left breasts from its front neckline forming portion, all knitted loops, excluding those of either the right or left breast to be knitted and including those of a front neckline, are transferred to the other empty needles, and knitting for forming increases of the front neckline at the other empty needles is performed while racking the needle bed; a second step in which, in a state of one of the ends of a back and the end, close to an armhole, of either the right or left breast knitted by the first step facing each other, these ends are joined together by shoulder casting off; and a third step in which the end of the back which is not subjected to shoulder casting off and the end, close to the armhole, of the breast which is not subjected to shoulder casting off are brought into facing each other and are joined together by shoulder casting off.

Knitted loops of a neckline of a right breast portion or a left breast portion knitted by dividing a breast are transferred to a needle bed where a back is retained, and a front collar knitting portion is knitted on a neckline of the other breast portion. The front collar knitting portion is cast off from knitted loops at a center portion edge of a torso to a position where knitted loops of at least one neckline do not overlap with at least knitted loops of the other neckline. The knitted loops of the front collar knitting portion are transferred to a needle bed wherein knitted loops of the back are retained, the knitted loops of the one neckline are returned to an original needle bed, and a front collar knitting portion is knit on the one neckline. A predetermined number of stitches are cast off from knitted loops of a center portion edge of a breast of the front collar knitting portion. Armhole side edge portions of the left and right front collar knitting portions are made to face edges of the back, knitted loops of the front collar knitting portion and the back are continuously knit so as to knit a back collar knitting portion to the back, and then all knitted loops are cast off.

The analysis image generating unit generates section images from volume analysis data that is collected by sending an ultrasound wave down to a region under the ribs. The right / left identifying unit identifies the right or left breast from cyclic motion components in the section images. The extending direction detecting unit analyzes plane-A images or plane-B images generated from the same volume analysis data, or a plane-C thickness-added MIP image, and detects the rib extending direction. The extending direction detecting unit also determines the position of the ultrasound probe based on the relative displacement of the extending direction. The body mark generating unit generates a body mark from the analysis results obtained by the right / left identifying unit and the extending direction detecting unit. The image synthesizing unit integrates the display image generated by the display image generating unit and the body mark, and displays it on the monitor.

A safety net system for blocking electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure from electronic devices is provided. The safety net system comprises a hair net for covering at least a portion of a head and a body net having a back portion for covering an upper back and shoulders, a first front portion for covering a right breast, and a second front portion covering a left breast. A first anti-EMF chip is mounted to the hair net, a second anti-EMF chip is mounted to the back portion, a third anti-EMF chip is mounted to the first front portion, and a fourth anti-EMF chip mounted to the second front portion. Upon positioning the hair net over the at least a portion of the head and upon draping the body net over the shoulders thereby covering the upper back and breasts, the anti-EMF chips block and shield EMF radiation from reaching the body part.

The invention provides a wearable device for breast disease detection. The wearable device comprises breast supports, data monitoring layers and a microprocessor. The breast supports include a left breast support and / or a right breast support and contact with breasts of a user of the wearable device, and the microprocessor is connected with the data monitoring layers in the left breast support and / or the right breast support. The data monitoring layers are distributed in the left breast support and / or the right breast support and used for detecting physiological data of left and right breastsof the user. The microprocessor is used for reading and recording the physiological data transmitted by the data monitoring layers and performs disease risk assessment on the breasts of the user on the basis of the physiological data. The wearable device not only meets basic wearing demands but also acquires and analyzes the physiological data, and disease risk assessment on the breasts of the user is realized.

A breast support garment. The garment comprises right and left fabric panels for overlying the woman's right and left breasts, with a relatively flat configuration when the garment is not worn. A first variable-length material strip extends from the right panel beginning at a region between the breasts, continuing along a lower region of the right breast and terminating along a side-facing surface of the right breast. A second variable-length material strip extends as the first material strip but relative to the left breast. A portion of the first material strip comprises an elastic material and they expand when the garment is worn to allow the wearer's breasts to be received within cups formed in the right and left panels. The garment provides lifting and upwardly-directed forces on the right and left breasts as the first and second material strips attempt to return to their relaxed state.

The invention provides an automatic adjustment type smart underwear, comprising: an underwear body, a charging module embedded in the underwear body, a control module, a left sensing module, a right sensing module, a left massage module, a right massage module and a communication module, The charging module is used to provide electric energy to the control module, the left and right sensing modules, the left and right massage modules and the communication module; the communication module is used to establish a communication connection with an external portable mobile terminal and receive control signals; the left sensing module and the right sensing module Detect the size, horizontal position, temperature and humidity of the left breast and the right breast respectively, and the left sensing module can also detect the heart rate of the underwear wearer; the control module can control the massage of each massage module based on the control signal, wherein the massage The intensity, position and duration are automatically set according to the detection results of each sensor module, so that the massage operation of the underwear can automatically meet the physical condition of the actual underwear wearer and the conditions of the left and right breasts.

The invention discloses a sports brassiere vest. The sports brassiere vest comprises a soft sponge-containing left cup, a soft sponge-containing right cup and a wide elastic ribbon. Edges of the soft sponge-containing left cup and the soft sponge-containing right cup are provided with thickening layers. Upper ends of the soft sponge-containing left cup and the soft sponge-containing right cup are connected shoulder girdles and the lower ends are connected to the wide elastic ribbon. Each one of the soft sponge-containing left cup and the soft sponge-containing right cup is provided with several foldable layers. Upper ends of the foldable layers are connected to the thickening layers close to armpits and lower ends are connected to the wide elastic ribbon. The outer edge of the lower end of the soft sponge-containing left cup is connected to a part of the wide elastic ribbon corresponding to the lower end of right breast and the outer edge of the lower end of the soft sponge-containing right cup is connected to a part of the wide elastic ribbon corresponding to the lower end of left breast so that a V-shaped cross structure is formed. The sports brassiere vest has a novel, fashion, simple and soft design, improves a wear comfort degree by the wide elastic ribbon and wide lower circumference and is convenient for lactation by the V-shaped cross structure.

The invention provides a chest strap for the postoperative recovery of breast cancer surgery. The chest strap comprises a front part and is characterized in that the positions, corresponding to the left breast and / or the right breast of a human body, of the front part are provided with a plurality of tightly-arranged air bags, the arrangement shape of the air bags is adaptive to the shape of the breasts, and each air bag is provided with an inflating valve. The chest strap has the advantages that a patient can inflate the air bags at the corresponding positions according to the cut positions of the breasts, and the inflated air bags provides pressure to the breast cuts to prevent postoperative infection; the elastic pressure generated by the air bag inflation is good in flexibility and does not affect respiratory movement; the chest strap is suitable for the postoperative recovery of the patient with part of mammary glands being cut off.

A safety net system for blocking electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure from electronic devices is provided. The safety net system comprises a hair net for covering at least a portion of a head and a body net having a back portion for covering an upper back and shoulders, a first front portion for covering a right breast, and a second front portion covering a left breast. A first anti-EMF chip is mounted to the hair net, a second anti-EMF chip is mounted to the back portion, a third anti-EMF chip is mounted to the first front portion, and a fourth anti-EMF chip mounted to the second front portion. Upon positioning the hair net over the at least a portion of the head and upon draping the body net over the shoulders thereby covering the upper back and breasts, the anti-EMF chips block and shield EMF radiation from reaching the body part.