Hologic, Inc.

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Loren Thomas Niklason

Jay A Stein

Andrew P Smith

Ian Shaw

Christopher Ruth

Zhenxue Jing

Baorui Ren

Nikolaos A Gkanatsios

Ken Defreitas

Kenneth F Defreitas

Joseph L Mark

Tao Wu

Michael E Miller

Kenneth F DeFreitas

John LaViola

Timothy R Stango

Chris Ruth

Lynne Jameson-Meehan

Tom Farbizio

Linda Hopponen

Laura E Niklason

John Laviola

Zhenzue Jing

Michael Miller

Andrew Paul Smith

Andrew Smith

Zhenxeu Jing

Ian M Shaw

Kenneth De Freitas

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.

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

Systems and methods for x-ray imaging a patient's breast in combinations of dual-energy, single-energy, mammography and tomosynthesis modes that facilitate screening for and diagnosis of breast abnormalities, particularly breast abnormalities characterized by abnormal vascularity.

System and method for dual energy and/or contrast enhanced breast imaging for screening, diagnosis and biopsy

Methods, devices, apparatuses and systems are disclosed for performing mammography, such as utilizing tomosynthesis in combination with breast biopsy.

Breast biopsy and needle localization using tomosynthesis systems

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.

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

Systems and methods for breast x-ray tomosynthesis that enhance spatial resolution in the direction in which the breast is flattened for examination. In addition to x-ray data acquisition of 2D projection tomosynthesis images ETpover a shorter source trajectory similar to known breast tomosynthesis, supplemental 2D images ETpare taken over a longer source trajectory and the two sets of projection images are processed into breast slice images ETr that exhibit enhanced spatial resolution, including in the thickness direction of the breast. Additional features include breast CT of an upright patient's flattened breast, multi-mode tomosynthesis, and shielding the patient from moving equipment.

X-ray breast tomosynthesis enhancing spatial resolution including in the thickness direction of a flattened breast

A method and system for acquiring, processing, storing, and displaying x-ray mammograms Mp tomosynthesis images Tr representative of breast slices, and x-ray tomosynthesis projection images Tp taken at different angles to a breast, where the Tr images are reconstructed from Tp images.

Image handling and display in x-ray mammography and tomosynthesis

Systems and methods for breast x-ray tomosynthesis that enhance spatial resolution in the direction in which the breast is flattened for examination. In addition to x-ray data acquisition of 2D projection tomosynthesis images ETp1 over a shorter source trajectory similar to known breast tomosynthesis, supplemental 2D images ETp2 are taken over a longer source trajectory and the two sets of projection images are processed into breast slice images ETr that exhibit enhanced spatial resolution, including in the thickness direction of the breast. Additional features include breast CT of an upright patient's flattened breast, multi-mode tomosynthesis, and shielding the patient from moving equipment.

Image handling and display in X-ray mammography and tomosynthesis

A system has an imaging system housing and an x-ray source, thereto, a compression arm assembly housing, a support, and a detector. A paddle is disposed between the support and the x-ray source. A bottom surface of the paddle at least partially defines a plane. When in a rest position, the plane is substantially parallel to the support. A pivot mechanism connects the paddle to the compression arm assembly housing. The pivot mechanism defines an axis of rotation substantially parallel to a sagittal plane of the patient. The pivot mechanism has at least one biasing element for biasing the paddle into the rest position.

Pivoting paddle apparatus for mammography/tomosynthesis X-ray system

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Bedford, MA, United States of America

Loren Thomas Niklason