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Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022

Filed:

Sep. 24, 2019
Applicant:

Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;

Inventors:

Thomas Mertelmeier, Erlangen, DE;

Ramyar Biniazan, Nuremberg, DE;

Assignee:

Siemens Healthcare GmbH, Erlangen, DE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/4241 (2013.01); A61B 6/547 (2013.01); A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/0435 (2013.01); A61B 6/482 (2013.01); G06T 2207/10116 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method is for monitoring a tissue removal taking place via an X-ray imaging system. The method includes acquiring first X-ray projection scan data, influenced by a contrast medium, of the breast tissue situated in an image field of the X-ray imaging system. The contrast medium-influenced first X-ray projection scan data is generated with X-ray photons having a photon energy above an absorption edge of the contrast medium used. A first image data set is then reconstructed based upon the acquired X-ray projection scan data. Finally, based upon the reconstructed first image data set, the method includes determining a current position of the lesion, in relation to a reference coordinate system.


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