Upright x-ray breast imaging with a CT mode, multiple tomosynthesis modes, and a mammography mode

• Main Authors: REN BAORUI, SHAW IAN, DEFREITAS KEN, NIKLASON LOREN, STEIN JAY A, JING ZHENXUE, RUTH CHRISTOPHER, SMITH ANDREW PAUL
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 10.05.2012
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

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.