PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 16030468
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-07
Publication Date: 2018-11
Patent Classification: ["600", "431000"]

Abstract:
A system and method for molecular breast imaging (MBI) using pixelated gamma cameras provide easier patient positioning and biopsy access using compression paddles and movable gamma cameras. The paddles and cameras can be curved to better conform to the breast shape. A variable angle slant-hole collimator is provided to assist in stereotactic imaging for biopsy guidance. Methods for performing an MBI screening or diagnostic examination and guiding a biopsy with stereotactic MBI are provided.

Claim (Index 1):
A molecular imaging method for imaging a breast of a patient, the method comprising:\n administering a radiopharmaceutical to the patient; positioning and mildly compressing the breast; positioning a molecular imaging system, the system comprising:\n a stand; \n a gantry connected to and movable in relation to the stand; \n a first support arm articulated to the gantry; \n a first gamma camera connected to the first support arm; \n a second support arm articulated to the gantry; \n a second gamma camera connected to the second support arm; \n a third support arm articulated to the gantry; \n a first compression paddle connected to the third support arm; \n a fourth support arm articulated to the gantry; \n a second compression paddle connected to the fourth support arm; and \n a controller connected to the gantry to control movements of the gantry, movements of the support arms, and an acquisition of an image by at least one of the cameras; \n acquiring a molecular image; and decompressing the breast.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 95.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.45455
- Patent Class: 600.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15096075', '13715217', '13303106', '12422806', '13701754']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.4729000013646824
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5427970152835586
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.47988970275657
- Mean Citation Score: 308.17862599999995
- Max Citation Score: 430.8927
- Similarity Product: 309.03821395154

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test