X-ray imaging with x-ray markers that provide adjunct information but preserve image quality
    1.
    发明授权
    X-ray imaging with x-ray markers that provide adjunct information but preserve image quality 有权
    X射线成像与X射线标记提供辅助信息,但保留图像质量

    公开(公告)号:US08768026B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-01

    申请号:US12150539

    申请日:2008-04-28

    摘要: A method and an apparatus for estimating a geometric thickness of a breast in mammography/tomosynthesis or in other x-ray procedures, by imaging markers that are in the path of x-rays passing through the imaged object. The markings can be selected to be visible or to be invisible when the composite markings/breast image is viewed in clinical settings. If desired, the contribution of the markers to the image can be removed through further processing. The resulting information can be used determining the geometric thickness of the body being x-rayed and thus setting imaging parameters that are thickness-related, and for other purposes. The method and apparatus also have application in other types of x-ray imaging.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于通过成像穿过成像对象的x射线路径中的标记来估计乳房X线照相术/断层合成或其他x射线程序中的乳房的几何厚度的方法和装置。 当在临床设置中观看复合标记/乳房图像时,标记可以被选择为可见或不可见。 如果需要,标记对图像的贡献可以通过进一步处理去除。 可以使用所得到的信息来确定被X射线的身体的几何厚度,从而设置与厚度相关的成像参数,并且用于其他目的。 该方法和装置也可用于其他类型的X射线成像。

    X-ray mammography with tomosynthesis
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    发明授权
    X-ray mammography with tomosynthesis 有权
    X射线乳腺摄影与断层合成

    公开(公告)号:US07831296B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-11-09

    申请号:US10723486

    申请日:2003-11-26

    IPC分类号: A61B5/05

    摘要: A method and system for producing tomosynthetic images of a patient's breast. An x-ray source that delivers x-rays through a breast immobilized and compressed between a compression paddle and a breast platform and form an image at a digital x-ray receptor panel. Multiple x-ray images are taken as the x-ray source and the receptor move relative to the immobilized breast. In one preferred embodiment, the x-ray source travels from −15° to +15°. The source can travel in an arc around the breast while the receptor travels linearly while remaining parallel and at the same distance from the breast platform. The sets of x-ray image data taken at different angles are combined to form tomosynthetic images that can be viewed in different formats, alone or as an adjunct to conventional mammograms.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于生产患者乳房的合成图像的方法和系统。 x射线源,其通过在压缩桨和乳房平台之间固定和压缩的乳房提供x射线,并在数字X射线受体面板上形成图像。 多个x射线图像作为x射线源,受体相对于固定的乳房移动。 在一个优选实施例中,x射线源从-15°行进到+ 15°。 该源可以沿着乳房周围的弧线行进,同时受体在线性移动的同时保持与乳房平台相同的距离。 组合以不同角度拍摄的X射线图像数据组合以形成可以以不同格式单独或作为常规乳房X线照片附件的辅助视图观察的合成图像。

    Breast compression for digital mammography, tomosynthesis and other modalities
    9.
    发明授权
    Breast compression for digital mammography, tomosynthesis and other modalities 有权
    胸部压缩用于数字乳腺X线照相术,断层摄影和其他方式

    公开(公告)号:US07792244B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-09-07

    申请号:US12362275

    申请日:2009-01-29

    IPC分类号: A61B6/04

    摘要: A breast x-ray imaging method and system that is particularly suited for tomosynthesis imaging but also is useful for conventional mammography. A fluid containing pillow or bag is placed between the breast and a paddle that compresses the breast against a breast platform covering an imaging device, to enhance patient comfort and provide other benefits. Alternatives include a flexible sheet compressing the breast, and a compressible foam, preferably contoured to accommodate a patient's breast.

    摘要翻译: 乳房x射线成像方法和系统,其特别适用于断层摄影成像,但也适用于常规乳房X线照相术。 含有枕头或袋的流体放置在乳房和桨之间,该乳房将乳房压靠在覆盖成像装置的乳房平台上,以增强患者的舒适度并提供其它益处。 替代方案包括压缩乳房的柔性片和可压缩的泡沫,优选地轮廓以容纳患者的乳房。