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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2005
Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard, Albany, NY (US);
Abdulrahman Abdallah Al-khalidy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Cynthia Elizabeth Landberg, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bernhard Erich Hermann Claus, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Reinhold Franz Wirth, Chandler, AZ (US);
Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard, Albany, NY (US);
Abdulrahman Abdallah Al-khalidy, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Cynthia Elizabeth Landberg, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Bernhard Erich Hermann Claus, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Reinhold Franz Wirth, Chandler, AZ (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for imaging a breast is provided. The method includes positioning a breast within a breast holder including a flexible membrane and creating at least a partial vacuum within the flexible membrane. A method of upgrading a mammography system and various configurations of breast holders are also provided.