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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2023
Kinki University, Higashiosaka, JP;
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Yoshiyuki Asai, Osakasayama, JP;
Mika Yamamuro, Osakasayama, JP;
Haruki Iwai, Otawara, JP;
Naoko Kuratomi, Sakura, JP;
Yoshimasa Kobayashi, Nasushiobara, JP;
Rie Ikezaki, Sakura, JP;
KINKI UNIVERSITY, Higashiosaka, JP;
Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a mammography apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire, as information on preliminary X-ray imaging for a breast of a subject, first information including at least one of an imaging condition, breast state information indicating a state of the breast, and/or information on the subject. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate an index for the breast based on the first information.