公开(公告)号：US20200069274A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-05

申请号：US16348343

申请日：2017-09-25

Applicant: HOLOGIC, INC.

Inventor： Timothy R. STANGO ,  Jay A. STEIN ,  Biao CHEN ,  Christopher RUTH

IPC: A61B6/00 ,  A61B6/04 ,  A61B6/02

Abstract: A curved compression element, such as a breast compression paddle, and imaging systems and methods for use with curved compression elements. A system may include a radiation source, a detector, and a curved compression element. Operations are performed that include receiving image data from the detector; accessing a correction map for the at least one compression paddle; correcting the image data based on the correction map to generate a corrected image data; and generating an image of the breast based on the corrected image data. The breast compression element generally has no sharp edges, but rather has smooth edges and transitions between surfaces. The breast compression paddle also includes a flexible material that spans a portion of a curved bottom surface of the breast compression paddle to define a gap. The flexible material may be a thin-film material such as a shrink wrap.

公开(公告)号：US20220087627A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-24

申请号：US17477091

申请日：2021-09-16

Applicant: c/o Hologic, Inc.

Inventor： Timothy R. STANGO ,  Kenneth F. DEFREITAS ,  Ian SHAW ,  Jay STEIN ,  Lynne JAMESON-MEEHAN ,  Loren NIKLASON

IPC: A61B6/04 ,  A61B6/02 ,  A61B6/00

Abstract: An x-ray breast imaging system comprising a compression paddle in which the compression paddle comprises a front wall and a bottom wall. The front wall is configured to be adjacent and face a chest wall of a patient during imaging and the bottom wall configured to be adjacent a length of a top of a compressed breast. The bottom wall extends away from the patient's chest wall, wherein the bottom wall comprises a first portion and a second portion such that the second portion is between the front wall and the first portion. The first portion is generally non-coplanar to the second portion, wherein the compression paddle is movable along a craniocaudal axis. The x-ray breast imaging system also comprises a non-rigid jacket releasably secured to the compression paddle, the non-rigid jacket positioned between the compression paddle and the patient.

公开(公告)号：US20180125437A1

公开(公告)日：2018-05-10

申请号：US15728106

申请日：2017-10-09

Applicant: HOLOGIC INC.

Inventor： Timothy R. STANGO ,  Kenneth F. DEFREITAS ,  Ian SHAW ,  Jay STEIN ,  Lynne JAMESON-MEEHAN ,  Loren NIKLASON

IPC: A61B6/04 ,  A61B6/00 ,  A61B6/02

CPC classification number: A61B6/0414 ,  A61B6/025 ,  A61B6/04 ,  A61B6/502

Abstract: An x-ray breast imaging system comprising a compression paddle in which the compression paddle comprises a front wall and a bottom wall. The front wall is configured to be adjacent and face a chest wall of a patient during imaging and the bottom wall configured to be adjacent a length of a top of a compressed breast. The bottom wall extends away from the patient's chest wall, wherein the bottom wall comprises a first portion and a second portion such that the second portion is between the front wall and the first portion. The first portion is generally non-coplanar to the second portion, wherein the compression paddle is movable along a craniocaudal axis. The x-ray breast imaging system also comprises a non-rigid jacket releasably secured to the compression paddle, the non-rigid jacket positioned between the compression paddle and the patient.