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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2011
Kwang Eun Jang, Busan, KR;
Jong Ha Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dong Goo Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Young Hun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Kwang Eun Jang, Busan, KR;
Jong Ha Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Dong Goo Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Young Hun Sung, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for imaging a breast are provided. The apparatus includes an X-ray emission unit that emits an X-ray of a first energy spectrum and an X-ray of a second energy spectrum from above a first region of a breast and emits an X-ray of a third energy spectrum from above a second region of the breast different from the first region of the breast; an X-ray detection unit that generates a plurality of image frames related to the breast by detecting the X-rays emitted and passed through the breast; and an image generation unit that generates image data related to the breast by combining the plurality of image frames.