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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2005
Zhenxue Jing, Southbury, CT (US);
Loren Niklason, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Jay Stein, Boston, MA (US);
Ian Shaw, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Ken Defreitas, Patterson, NY (US);
Tom Farbizio, Patterson, NY (US);
Christopher Ruth, Danvers, MA (US);
Baorui Ren, Andover, MA (US);
Andrew Smith, Lexington, MA (US);
Zhenxue Jing, Southbury, CT (US);
Loren Niklason, Hillsborough, NC (US);
Jay Stein, Boston, MA (US);
Ian Shaw, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Ken Defreitas, Patterson, NY (US);
Tom Farbizio, Patterson, NY (US);
Christopher Ruth, Danvers, MA (US);
Baorui Ren, Andover, MA (US);
Andrew Smith, Lexington, MA (US);
Hologic, Inc., Bedford, MA (US);
Abstract
A breast x-ray system and method using tomosynthesis imaging in which the x-ray source generally moves away from the patient's head. The system may include an operation mode in which it additionally takes mammogram image data.