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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 02, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Inventor:
Hanno Heyke Homann, Hannover, DE;
Assignee:
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 5/0053 (2013.01); A61B 5/708 (2013.01); A61B 6/5217 (2013.01); A61B 6/542 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for optimizing an X-ray imaging system during a mammographic examination. In order to provide an optimization of the X-ray imaging a breast is compressed between a support plate and a compression plate. A force-height curve is then acquired during the compression. An elasticity value of the breast is determined based on the force-height curve. A parameter of the X-ray imaging system is optimized based on the determined elasticity value.