Multi-modality volumetric data acquisition and imaging
US8325877B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/5235
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
One or more systems and/or techniques are described for generating volumetric data from both radiographic and ultrasound examinations of an object, where the radiographic volumetric data and the ultrasound volumetric data are representative of a substantially same volumetric space of the object. This allows, for example, corresponding portions of the volumetric data and/or images resulting therefrom (e.g., indicative of a tumor) to be identified for comparison via the different modalities. Moreover, in one embodiment, a compression paddle of a mammography examination apparatus is configured to selectively receive an ultrasound component.
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