Apparatus and method for cone beam volume computed tomography breast imaging
US6480565B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 10, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/504
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Cone beam volume CT mammography is performed with a gantry frame on which a cone-beam radiation source and a digital area detector are mounted. The patient rests on an ergonomically designed table with a hole or two holes to allow one breast or two breasts to extend therethrough such that the gantry frame surrounds that breast. The gantry frame is rotatable so that the radiation source and the detector move in a circular orbit around the breast. In addition, the gantry frame is movable to describe a geometry other than a simple circle orbit, such as a circle plus one or more lines or a spiral.
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