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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Jong-pil Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Woo-sup Han, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/02 (2006.01); A61B 6/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/502 (2013.01); A61B 6/0435 (2013.01); A61B 6/025 (2013.01); A61B 6/032 (2013.01); A61B 6/0421 (2013.01); A61B 6/4014 (2013.01); A61B 6/5205 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for imaging a breast using an X-ray includes a support having a through-hole, a holder having a cylindrical shape, disposed in the through-hole of the support, and accommodating a breast of a patient, a linear X-ray generator disposed outside the holder and emitting an X-ray having a linear beam section that is lengthy in a vertical direction of the holder, a linear X-ray detector arranged outside the holder, and a rotation driver rotating the linear X-ray generator and the linear X-ray detector along an outer circumference of the holder.