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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2012
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Klaus Erhard, Hamburg, DE;
Hanns-Ingo Maack, Norderstedt, DE;
Andreas Loeprich, Ebersdorf, DE;
Nataly Wieberneit, Hamburg, DE;
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
The present invention relates to mammography. In particular, the present invention relates to a method and a corresponding system for individually monitoring a compression force in an apparatus for mammographic examination for personalized compression guidance. In order to provide a personalized guidance for the compression of the breast in a first step (S, S, S) a breast contact area (A) between a breast under examination and a compression plate () or a support plate () is determined. In a next step (S) a compression force limit is determined based on the breast contact area (A). Then, in a further step (S, S, S) an output signal () representative of the relation between the breast contact area (A) and the compression force limit is provided to a user such that the user may decide whether to complete or to continue the application of compression force.