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X-ray acquisition method and device for stereotactic biopsy

US8184770B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Siemens Aktiengesellschaft · DE

Inventors

Daniel Fischer · Fribourg, CH
Michael Hall · London, CA
Carina Hofmann · Erlangen, DE
Katrin Johansson · Erlangen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 15, 2009
Grant date	May 22, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 21, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2090/376
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a method and an associated device for generation of digital x-ray image exposures of an examination subject with an x-ray source and a digital x-ray detector for a stereotactic biopsy, wherein, for one or more x-ray image acquisitions of the examination subject with a biopsy device, acquisition and image processing parameters are used that have been determined from an x-ray image exposure of the examination subject without the biopsy device (7). The influences that are disruptive for an optimal x-ray image, for example of metallic biopsy devices, can thereby be avoided.

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