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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175219 | Integrated multi-mode mammography/tomosynthesis X-ray system and method A system for multi-mode breast x-ray imaging which comprises a compression arm assembly for compressing and immobilizing a breast for x-ray imaging, an x-ray tube assembly, and an x-ray image receptor is provided. The system is configured for a plurality of imaging ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8149987 | Radiation imaging apparatus and control method for the same A radiation imaging apparatus that captures radiographic images includes a radioactive ray generating unit configured to irradiate a subject with a plurality of radioactive rays generated by a plurality of electron sources. A radioactive ray detection unit captures ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8139712 | Radiation imaging apparatus and method for breast A radiation imaging apparatus in which early recognition of breast cancer can be made possible by acquiring both a radiation tomographic image that accurately displays a tumor mass and a radiation planar image that accurately displays calcification. The apparatus in... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8111805 | Clutch and mammography device A clutch with a first clutch disk and a second clutch disk is provided. The first clutch disk includes at least one cylindrical shaft, in which a sphere is mounted in a displaceable fashion in each instance so as to press against a spring. The second clutch disk, wh... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8102964 | Breast locating device including an RFID transponder for a diagnostic instrument for examining a female breast A device is provided herein for locating a breast of a female patient. In one embodiment, the locating device is adapted to be inserted into an opening within a patient table. The locating device is further adapted with different sizes and shapes, and thus, can be a... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098793 | Device for cushioning of compression surfaces According to the present invention, improved methods and apparatus are provided for providing cushioning and other ergonomic surfaces on devices requiring the patient or tissue to be compressed, such as radiography machines, fluoroscopy units, mammography units and ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8094777 | Digital mammography scanning system An apparatus for use in imaging an area of interest within a patient's body, including a stationary frame; a rotating assembly mounted on the stationary frame, the rotating assembly including an axle assembly having a substantially horizontal axis of rotation, an X-... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8031835 | Method and system for translational digital tomosynthesis mammography A method of imaging a breast comprising (i) having a patient lie prone on a computer-controlled couch, which comprises a channel or left and right openings, and position the left or right breast of the patient in the channel or the left or right opening, respectivel... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023617 | Method and device for quality management in mammography apparatus The present invention relates to a device and method for quality management (5) in a mammography apparatus (10), said apparatus comprising an X-ray source capable of directing a X-ray beam, a breast immobilization means (16, 18), and an X-ray im... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8014490 | Mammogram tender machine An apparatus and method of examining the breast of a woman who has difficulty in standing or raising her arms by providing an X-ray machine having x-ray emitting and receiving members that are rotatable about a vertical axis and movable up and down along the vertica... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009798 | X-ray imaging system In a method and an apparatus for medical imaging, the radiation source is aligned relative to a detector plate, and the alignment is controlled so that the high-energy being emitted the radiation source always strikes the detector plate with a symmetrical distributi... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7991106 | Multi-mode tomosynthesis/mammography gain calibration and image correction using gain map information from selected projection angles A multi-mode tomosynthesis/mammography system and method in which a mammography gain map is used to gain correct mammographic images of a patient's breast but enhanced gain maps for respective projection angled are used to correct tomosynthesis images acquired with ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7986765 | Mammography system and method employing offset compression paddles, automatic collimation, and retractable anti-scatter grid A mammographic imaging system is optimized for use with a single fixed size flat panel digital image receptor. It accommodates compression devices (paddles) of varying sizes, and positions them properly in the field of view of the image receptor. When a compression ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7978812 | Compression device for a mammography x-ray apparatus A compression device for a mammography x-ray apparatus comprises the breast in a manner that is as comfortable as possible for the patient. For this purpose, a compression device has a frame that two-dimensionally stretches an elastic membrane and is designed so tha... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974378 | Method for positioning the breast for a biopsy in a mammography device, and mammography device to implement the method In a method and a mammography device, a virtual mask is created from an x-ray image of the breast for positioning the breast for a biopsy. The mask reproduces the image region covered by the breast tissue. A region targeted for the biopsy, and located within the bre... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7970100 | Mammography apparatus A mammography apparatus includes a detector that detects X-rays transmitted through a breast, and an optically transparent or semitransparent pressing panel for pressing the breast. The apparatus further includes a near infrared ray source that provided between the ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965812 | Mammography system and operating method A mammography system has an x-ray source, a detector and a compression plate arranged in the beam path between the source and the detector. The x-ray source, the detector and the compression plate are mounted on a vertical column such that they respectively pivot ar... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7961840 | Detector unit for mammography, and a nuclear medicine diagnostic apparatus for mammography having the same A detector unit for mammography of this invention includes a gamma-ray detector having a configuration with a cutout formed in part of a closed curve, a hollow portion thereof providing a field of view. The gamma-ray detector can easily be placed in a position where... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7957503 | Medical breast-image capturing apparatus A medical breast-image capturing apparatus includes an aperture member for exposing a breast of a test subject. To perform adequate breast cancer screening, the aperture member has a noncircular shape, is arranged to be replaceable with another aperture member, or h... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7949091 | Full field mammography with tissue exposure control, tomosynthesis, and dynamic field of view processing A mammography system using a tissue exposure control relying on estimates of the thickness of the compressed and immobilized breast and of breast density to automatically derive one or more technic factors. The system further uses a tomosynthesis arrangement that ma... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7940889 | Mammography method and apparatus with image data obtained at different degrees of breast compression In a method and apparatus to generate a mammographic image, the apparatus has a radiation source, a digital radiation detector, and support plate and a compression plate between which the breast is compressed during image acquisition. A first image data set depictin... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7940890 | Digital mammography scanning system An apparatus for use in imaging an area of interest within a patient's body, including a stationary frame; a rotating assembly mounted on the stationary frame, the rotating assembly including an axle assembly having a substantially horizontal axis of rotation, an X-... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7929660 | Support structure for mammography The invention relates to a support structure 1 for mammography, comprising a stand 2 and an arm structure 3 attached thereto. The support structure 1 further comprises a scanner head cover 6 attached to the arm structure 3. ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7924974 | X-ray machine for breast examination in a standing position An X-ray machine for imaging a female breast has a support with an attached continuously rotatable gantry. An X-ray tube with an oppositely located X-ray detector is mounted on the gantry. A locating means for accommodating a breast is disposed coaxially with a rota... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7885379 | Positioning device for a mammography unit The present embodiments relate to a mammography unit may be improved, by provision of a positioning device for a mammography unit, comprising a device support section for accommodating the radiation source and an object support device for accommodating the object ho... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881428 | X-ray mammography/tomosynthesis of patient's breast A breast x-ray system and method using tomosynthesis imaging in which the x-ray source generally moves away from the patient's head. The system may include an operation mode in which it additionally takes mammogram image data. ... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881427 | Breast locating means with sample container for an instrument for examining a female breast An X-ray machine, which in one embodiment is based on a spiral CT scanner, is used for examining a breast of a female patient. The X-ray machine has a gantry, which is adapted for rotation about a rotational axis, and simultaneously, for movement in a direction para... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876876 | Radiation image capturing apparatus A radiation image capturing apparatus includes a housing for housing a radiation detector. The housing has a wall inclined with respect to a detection surface of the radiation detector, and the wall defines a space inclined with respect to the detection surface. The... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7869563 | Integrated multi-mode mammography/tomosynthesis x-ray system and method A system for multi-mode breast x-ray imaging which comprises a compression arm assembly for compressing and immobilizing a breast for x-ray imaging, an x-ray tube assembly, and an x-ray image receptor is provided. The system is configured for a plurality of imaging ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7869564 | X-ray machine for breast examination having a beam configuration for high resolution images An X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient includes a patient table for accommodating the patient, an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector. In one embodiment, the X-ray machine may be designed as a spiral CT scanner having a rotatable gantry on which the ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864918 | X-ray machine for breast examination having a gantry incorporated in a patient table An X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient comprises a gantry with an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector, and a horizontally disposed patient table with a cut-out portion for accommodating a breast of the patient. The gantry is rigidly mechanically susp... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7839968 | Radiation image capturing apparatus An image capturing base that contains a radiation detector includes a housing having a slit serving as an air inlet port formed in the front end side of the housing, which is to be located adjacent to the chest wall of a subject, and a slit serving as an air outlet ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835490 | Mammography appliance To permit a compact and structurally simple design of a mammography appliance, an irradiation unit is secured on a C-arm, which lies in a swivel plane that is perpendicular to a horizontal axis. In this way, only slight mechanical leverages act on the support arm. A... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835491 | Tomosynthetic image reconstruction method and apparatus To generate a tomosynthetic 3D x-ray image composed of a number of slice images, a tomosynthetic 3D intermediate image composed of a number of slice images is reconstructed from 2D projection images that have not been noise-filtered. The microcalcium regions contain... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7831015 | Combining X-ray and ultrasound imaging for enhanced mammography A mammography system includes a patient support with a breast opening. Beneath the patient support, an x-ray source transmits x-rays through a breast of a patient extending through the opening. An opposing x-ray detector receives the x-rays to obtain an x-ray image ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7831014 | Breast treatment machine An apparatus for irradiating a breast of a patient includes a radiation source, a structure adapted to hold a breast of a patient in receiving a radiation from the radiation source, and a vacuum source. The structure includes a member having an interior generally co... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826588 | Device and method to generate digital x-ray images of a sample In a device and an associated method, an x-ray source and a digital x-ray detector to generate digital x-ray images of an examination subject or of a sample. A partial region of the digital x-ray detector is used to generate an x-ray image of the sample. The examina... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7817774 | System and method for imaging and treatment of tumorous tissue in breasts using computed tomography and radiotherapy The present invention provides a system 10 for irradiating a breast 20 of a patient 22. The system 10 comprises a gantry 12 rotatable about a horizontal axis 14 and comprising a radiation source 16 for generating a ra... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7801267 | Method and system for auto positioning compression mechanism in a mammography system A method and system for auto positioning a compression mechanism in a mammography imaging system is disclosed herewith. The method comprises: automatically elevating the compression mechanism upon detection of a breast biopsy device. The breast biopsy device can be ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7792243 | Method and arrangement for automatic exposure control The invention relates to an automatic exposure control of an imaging implemented by electromagnetic radiation, in particular to prioritizing and selecting several automatic exposure signals in connection with mammography imaging, to be used in such a way that areas ... | 09/07/2010 |
