X-ray mammography and/or breast tomosynthesis using a compression paddle

A breast imaging and X-ray technology, which is applied in the field of X-ray sources that emit imaging X-ray beams sexually

Inactive Publication Date: 2016-04-13
蒂莫西·R·斯坦戈 +5
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This technology involves new approaches to address the challenges of breast imaging, especially x-ray breast imaging

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[0035] The articles "a" and "the" mean "one or more" unless otherwise indicated.

[0036] see figure 1 , the patient's breast 10 is fixed between the breast platform 12 and the compression paddle 16 for X-ray imaging. Platform 12 may be an upper surface of housing 14 . At least the underside of the compression paddle 16 is covered with a non-rigid paddle cover, such as preferably an inflatable paddle cover 18 . Platform 12 and paddle 16 constitute a breast immobilizer unit 20 located in the path of an imaging beam 22 emitted from an X-ray source 24 . The beam 22 impinges on an image receptor 26 in the housing 14 .

[0037] The holder 20 and housing 14 are supported on arms 28 . X-ray source 24 is supported on arm 30 . For mammography, the support arms 28 and 30 can be rotated as a unit about an axis, such as the axis at 30a between different imaging orientations such as CC and MLO, so that the system can acquire the mammography target at each orientation The projected i...

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An x-ray breast imaging system comprising a compression paddle in which the compression paddle comprises a front wall and a bottom wall. The front wall is configured to be adjacent and face a chest wall of a patient during imaging and the bottom wall configured to be adjacent a length of a top of a compressed breast. The bottom wall extends away from the patient's chest wall, wherein the bottom wall comprises a first portion and a second portion such that the second portion is between the front wall and the first portion. The first portion is generally non- coplanar to the second portion, wherein the compression paddle is movable along a craniocaudal axis. The x-ray breast imaging system also comprises a non-rigid jacket releasably secured to the compression paddle, the non-rigid jacket positioned between the compression paddle and the patient.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application was filed as a PCT International Patent Application on April 24, 2014 and claims U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 950,983, filed March 11, 2014, and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 816,202, filed April 26, 2013 priority. This application also claims priority under, and is a continuation of, U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 13 / 679,446, filed November 16, 2012, under 35 U.S.C. § 120, pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 119 US Patent Application Serial No. 13 / 679,446 claims priority to US Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 61 / 561,620 filed November 20, 2011. The disclosures of each of the aforementioned applications are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety. Background technique [0003] In mammography and / or breast composite tomography, when the breast is compressed between two rigid plastic surfaces with sufficient force to hold the breast in place and stretch the breast t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): A61B6/04A61B6/00A61B6/02
CPCA61B6/025A61B6/0414A61B6/502
Inventor 蒂莫西·R·斯坦戈肯尼思·F·德弗雷塔斯伊恩·肖杰伊·斯坦琳内·詹姆森-米汉洛伦·尼克拉森
Owner 蒂莫西·R·斯坦戈
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