Upright x-ray breast imaging with a CT mode, multiple tomosynthesis modes, and a mammography mode
US8787522B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 5, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B6/5235
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multi-mode system and method for imaging a patient's breast with x-rays in one or more of a CT mode, a narrow-angle tomosynthesis mode, a wide angle tomosynthesis mode, and a mammography mode, using essentially the same equipment, on one or more compressions or immobilizations of the breast.
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