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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ultrason Imaging. 2017 Jun 6;39(6):369–392. doi: 10.1177/0161734617712238

Figure 1.

Figure 1

Volumetric ultrasound data acquisition system consisting of a Siemens S2000 ultrasound system and the automated breast volume scanning subsystem. The ultrasound transducer moves in the elevational direction inside the ABVS transducer pod (right image). To keep the membrane on the transducer side as flat as possible, “wings” (plates) were attached to each side of the transducer that were designed to increase the uniformity of the pressure applied on the membrane by the transducer. The addition of these plates limited the elevation travel of the transducer and necessitated metal stops on the motor travel path. The ABVS arm can move up or down vertically to exert vertical force. Motion of the arm and the transducer are controlled with software scripts.