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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2024
Applicant:
Koning Corporation, Norcross, GA (US);
Inventors:
Ruola Ning, Atlanta, GA (US);
Shaohua Liu, Atlanta, GA (US);
Assignee:
Koning Corporation, Norcross, GA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/50 (2024.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/40 (2024.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/0435 (2013.01); A61B 6/4085 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of imaging a breast microcalcification feature by acquiring a tomographic imaging data set and a stationary imaging data set and combining the tomographic imaging data set with the stationary imaging data set to improve resolution and reduce blur in the resulting combined image. The resulting improve resolution image data set is evaluated for identification of breast calcifications for purposes of breast cancer screening, diagnosis and/or treatment.