公开(公告)号：US20180177476A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-28

申请号：US15875095

申请日：2018-01-19

Applicant: Hologic, Inc.

Inventor： Zhenxue JING ,  Georgia HITZKE ,  Donald KENNEDY ,  Andrew SMITH ,  Jay A. STEIN

IPC: A61B6/00 ,  A61B6/02 ,  A61B6/06

CPC classification number: A61B6/502 ,  A61B6/025 ,  A61B6/06 ,  A61B6/4035 ,  A61B6/4291 ,  A61B6/482

Abstract: A mammography system using a tissue exposure control relying on estimates of the thickness of the compressed and immobilized breast and of breast density to automatically derive one or more technic factors. The system further uses a tomosynthesis arrangement that maintains the focus of an anti-scatter grid on the x-ray source and also maintains the field of view of the x-ray receptor. Finally, the system finds an outline that forms a reduced field of view that still encompasses the breast in the image, and uses for further processing, transmission or archival storage the data within said reduced field of view.

公开(公告)号：US20140376690A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-25

申请号：US14479931

申请日：2014-09-08

Applicant: HOLOGIC, INC.

Inventor： Zhenxue JING ,  Georgia HITZKE ,  Donald KENNEDY ,  Andrew SMITH ,  Jay A. STEIN

IPC: A61B6/00 ,  A61B6/02

CPC classification number: A61B6/502 ,  A61B6/025 ,  A61B6/06 ,  A61B6/4035 ,  A61B6/4291 ,  A61B6/482

Abstract: A mammography system using a tissue exposure control relying on estimates of the thickness of the compressed and immobilized breast and of breast density to automatically derive one or more technic factors. The system further uses a tomosynthesis arrangement that maintains the focus of an anti-scatter grid on the x-ray source and also maintains the field of view of the x-ray receptor. Finally, the system finds an outline that forms a reduced field of view that still encompasses the breast in the image, and uses for further processing, transmission or archival storage the data within said reduced field of view.

Abstract translation: 依赖于压缩和固定的乳房的厚度的估计和乳房密度的使用组织暴露控制的乳房摄影系统自动导出一个或多个技术因素。 该系统进一步使用将X射线源上的抗散射栅格的焦点保持在X射线受体的视野的层析合成装置。 最后，系统发现形成仍然包含图像中的乳房的缩小视野的轮廓，并且用于在所述减少的视野内进一步处理，传输或存档数据。

公开(公告)号：US20250114055A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-10

申请号：US18889758

申请日：2024-09-19

Applicant: Hologic, Inc.

Inventor： Alan REGO ,  Andrew SMITH ,  David WOLFF ,  Kenneth F. DEFREITAS

IPC: A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B90/00 ,  G16H10/60

Abstract: A method of compressing a breast of a patient with a breast imaging system includes obtaining an x-ray area of the breast of the patient. The x-ray area of the breast is compared to a data set, and a target force is based at least in part on the comparison is identified. A compressive force is applied to the breast, and is based at least in part on the target force. The breast is imaged with the breast imaging system.

公开(公告)号：US20220218294A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17574777

申请日：2022-01-13

Applicant: Hologic, Inc.

Inventor： Alan REGO ,  Andrew SMITH ,  David WOLFF ,  Kenneth F. DEFREITAS

IPC: A61B6/04 ,  A61B6/00

Abstract: A method of compressing a breast of a patient with a breast imaging system includes obtaining an x-ray area of the breast of the patient. The x-ray area of the breast is compared to a data set, and a target force is based at least in part on the comparison is identified. A compressive force is applied to the breast, and is based at least in part on the target force. The breast is imaged with the breast imaging system.