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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2019
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Tomoaki Ogura, Otawara, JP;
Takehito Tomaru, Otawara, JP;
Seiichirou Nagai, Otawara, JP;
Yasushi Sakai, Kawasaki, JP;
Yuuji Kuki, Utsunomiya, JP;
Rie Ochiai, Nasushiobara, JP;
Naoko Kuratomi, Sakura, JP;
Takahiro Inagaki, Nasushiobara, JP;
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an X-ray mammography apparatus includes a breast support, a compression plate, and a compression controller. The breast support where the breast is placed. The compression plate is arranged such that the breast is sandwiched between the breast support and the compression plate. The compression controller is configured to control the breast support to move toward the compression plate so as to compress the breast from below between the breast support and the compression plate.