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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2009
Applicants:
Harry Schilling, Eichstaett, DE;
Willi Kalender, Moehrendorf, DE;
Inventors:
Harry Schilling, Eichstaett, DE;
Willi Kalender, Moehrendorf, DE;
Assignee:
MIR Medical Imaging Research Holding GmbH, Moehrendorf, DE;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient comprises a gantry with an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector, and a horizontally disposed patient table with a cut-out portion for accommodating a breast of the patient. The gantry is rigidly mechanically suspended from the patient table. The gantry is adapted to rotate about an approximately vertical rotational axis in continuous rotational movement for imaging the breast. The gantry is also adapted to be moved in a vertical direction during said the rotational movement.