Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for personalized breast imaging. In aspects, a first set of patient attributes may be collected. The first set of patient attributes may relate to, or be used to determine, for example, breast size, breast thickness, and/or three-dimensional (3D) breast shape. The first set of patient attributes may be used to customize image acquisition parameters for the patient. A second set of patient attributes may also be collected. The second set of patient attributes may relate to, or be used to determine, for example, breast elasticity and breast density. The second set of patient attributes may be used to customize breast compression parameters for the patient. The customized image acquisition parameters and breast compression parameters may then be used to perform one or more procedures (e.g., an imaging procedure, a biopsy procedure, etc.) on the patient's breast.

A hardness calculation device includes a distance measurement information acquisition unit configured to acquire distance measurement information indicating a distance to a reference position that is a part of a body of an animal, a pressure information acquisition unit configured to acquire pressure information indicating a pressure when a contact section is pressed against a target position that is a part of the body of the animal, the target position being a position different from the reference position, a calculation unit configured to calculate hardness information that is information about a hardness of a tissue existing in the body of the animal at the target position based on the distance measurement information acquired by the distance measurement information acquisition unit and the pressure information acquired by the pressure information acquisition unit, and an output unit configured to output the hardness information calculated by the calculation unit.

A method of and apparatus for processing optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans through a subject's skin, the method comprising, using a computing device (1): receiving a plurality of OCT scans through the subject's skin (7), the OCT scans representing an OCT signal in slices through the subject's tissue; processing the OCT scans to determine a set of parameters; processing each parameter to determine a set of control settings for an energy-delivery device (20); transmitting the control settings from the computing device (1) to the energy-delivery device (20); in which the set of parameters comprises the depth of the superficial plexus (108) through the subject's skin (7).

An image acquisition device according to an embodiment includes: a body; a seat part provided on a lower part of the body; a substrate disposed on the seat part inside the body and having a plurality of light sources; and a light source angle forming part disposed on the substrate inside the body. The substrate may be provided on the seat part in the form of a planar plate, and an outer peripheral portion of the substrate may be bent so that the light sources are directed toward one focal point by the seat part and the light source angle forming part.

A method for measuring skin thickness. The method includes at a first 3D point on an outer surface of a patient, exposing the first point to near infrared (NIR) energy from an NIR source. The method includes measuring reflected energy emanating near the first 3D point, or beam incident point. The method includes determining a pattern of the reflected energy based on a distance from a center of the reflected energy, wherein the center is approximated by the first 3D point. The method includes determining a skin thickness measurement based on the pattern.

Methods and devices are disclosed to reduce tissue trauma when a physician retracts a patient's tissues for surgery. A device includes a tissue engager adapted to engage a patient's tissue, a control system adapted to control the tissue engager to deform the patient's tissue, and a sensor adapted to produce a first signal based on the deformation. The control system is further adapted to receive the first signal, perform a plurality of measurements based on the first signal over time; and compare a substantially instantaneous measurement of the first signal to a variance in the plurality of measurements over an interval of time preceding the instantaneous measurement, and detect a state of the patient's tissue based on the comparison.

Parametric model based computer implemented methods for determining the stiffness of a bone, systems for estimating the stiffness of a bone in vivo, and methods for determining the stiffness of a bone. The computer implemented methods include determining a complex compliance frequency response function Y(f) and an associated complex stiffness frequency response function H(f) and fitting a parametric mathematical model to Y(f) and to H(f). The systems include a device for measuring the stiffness of the bone in vivo and a data analyzer to determine a complex compliance frequency response function Y(f) and an associated complex stiffness frequency response function H(f). The methods for determining the stiffness include fitting a parametric model to stiffness of the skin-bone complex as a function of frequency H(f) and the compliance of the skin-bone complex as a function of frequency Y(f).

A strain sensor unit and a skin sensor module comprising the same are provided. The strain sensor unit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a substrate having a through-hole, and including a first electrode and a second electrode formed at one side and the other side of the through-hole on one surface of the substrate, a piezoelectric device drawn from the first electrode and extending inward the through-hole, and a piezoresistor drawn from the second electrode and extending inward the through-hole, wherein the piezoresistor overlaps with a whole or part of the piezoelectric device.

A method for obtaining care information, a method for sharing care information, and an electronic apparatus therefor are provided. The method for obtaining care information includes following steps: obtaining face data of a current user from an image capturing equipment and obtaining initial skin information of the face data. classifying the current user into one of a plurality of groups according to the initial skin information by a cloud database; setting a predetermined time period and a skin-condition goal by the electronic apparatus; and obtaining a skin-achievement history of an another user in the group containing the current user according to the initial skin information, the predetermined time period and the skin-condition goal by the electronic apparatus. The skin-achievement history is care information regarding the skin-condition goal achieved by the another user under circumstances of the approximate initial skin information and the approximate predetermined time period.

Presented is a device (100), comprising: a means for attaching the device to an image recording device; a mechanical means configured for applying a pre-defined pressure to skin such that skin is deformed under the pre-defined pressure; and wherein the mechanical means is adapted such that an image of the deformed skin can be recorded by the image recording device when the device is attached to the image recording device. Further, a system and a method for determining skin elasticity is presented.