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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2000
Applicants:
Arto Virta, Helsinki, FI;
Pekka Strömmer, Espoo, FI;
Timo Sulin-saaristo, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Planmed Oy, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The imaging apparatus used in mammography generally having a cassette tunnel () or a similar space for the placement of an image data receiving device (') in the imaging area of the apparatus. In such a space or in its immediate vicinity, device () for moving the cassette in the space can be provided, thus making the imaging process in many ways faster and easier to carry out. Such device for moving the cassette can also be utilized in various ways to achieve a more versatile and more accurate use of the imaging apparatus.