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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 10, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
James R Warne, Washington, PA (US);
Alvin Karloff, Framingham, MA (US);
Edward J Botz, Winchester, MA (US);
Michael D Dabrowski, North Grosvenordale, CT (US);
Assignee:
Hologic, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600425 ; 378 55 ; 378197 ;
Abstract
A multidiagnostic rectilinear scanner for conducting non-invasive diagnostic procedures of bodily tissue. Both transmission and emission studies are performed on a single scanner utilizing software modules for each kind of study. Dual energy x-ray and radioactive sources are used to perform radiographic and absorptiometry transmission measurements. A system and method of identifying regions of interest within tissue being scanned and recording the location of those regions provides an additional diagnostic capability.