Conformable ultrasound breast patch for deep tissue scanning and imaging
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Author(s)
Du, Wenya
Zhang, Lin
Suh, Emma
Lin, Dabin
Marcus, Colin
Ozkan, Lara
Ahuja, Avani
Fernandez, Sara
Shuvo, Ikra Iftekhar
Sadat, David
Date Issued
July 28, 2023
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Citation
Wenya Du et al. ,Conformable ultrasound breast patch for deep tissue scanning and imaging.Sci. Adv.9,eadh5325(2023).
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Final published version
Abstract
Ultrasound is widely used for tissue imaging such as breast cancer diagnosis; however, fundamental challenges limit its integration with wearable technologies, namely, imaging over large-area curvilinear organs. We introduced a wearable, conformable ultrasound breast patch (cUSBr-Patch) that enables standardized and reproducible image acquisition over the entire breast with less reliance on operator training and applied transducer compression. A nature-inspired honeycomb-shaped patch combined with a phased array is guided by an easy-to-operate tracker that provides for large-area, deep scanning, and multiangle breast imaging capability. The in vitro studies and clinical trials reveal that the array using a piezoelectric crystal [Yb/Bi-Pb(In
1 /2 Nb 1/2 )O 3 -Pb(Mg 1/ 3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 -PbTiO 3 ] (Yb/Bi-PIN-PMN-PT) exhibits a sufficient contrast resolution (~3 dB) and axial/lateral resolutions of 0.25/1.0 mm at 30 mm depth, allowing the observation of small cysts (~0.3 cm) in the breast. This research develops a first-of-its-kind ultrasound technology for breast tissue scanning and imaging that offers a noninvasive method for tracking real-time dynamic changes of soft tissue.
1 /2 Nb 1/2 )O 3 -Pb(Mg 1/ 3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 -PbTiO 3 ] (Yb/Bi-PIN-PMN-PT) exhibits a sufficient contrast resolution (~3 dB) and axial/lateral resolutions of 0.25/1.0 mm at 30 mm depth, allowing the observation of small cysts (~0.3 cm) in the breast. This research develops a first-of-its-kind ultrasound technology for breast tissue scanning and imaging that offers a noninvasive method for tracking real-time dynamic changes of soft tissue.
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Multidisciplinary
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adh5325
