Heating systems and methods for heating a breast support platform

    公开(公告)号:US11033242B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-15

    申请号:US16577428

    申请日:2019-09-20

    Applicant: Hologic, Inc.

    Abstract: A breast support platform for an x-ray imaging system includes a housing having a compression plate and a front wall, and a heating system disposed at least partially within the housing. The heating system is configured to heat at least a portion of the compression plate, at least a portion of the front wall, or at least a portion of the compression plate and the front wall. In an example, the heating system includes a transparent conducting film coupled to an inner surface of the housing. In another example, the heating system includes a blower disposed at least partially within the housing, and the blower is configured to channel hot air across an inner surface of the housing.

    Medical imaging system with contoured detector

    公开(公告)号:US12059282B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-13

    申请号:US17276764

    申请日:2019-09-16

    Applicant: HOLOGIC, INC.

    CPC classification number: A61B6/502 A61B6/0414 A61B6/4291 A61B6/025 A61B6/4208

    Abstract: A medical imaging system that includes a contoured radiation detector configured to receive radiation emitted from a radiation source after the radiation has passed through at least a portion of a patient. The contoured radiation detector includes a gate-wall end and lateral sides, including a right-hand side and a left-hand side. The contoured radiation detector may also includes a superior surface connected to the gate-wall end, right-hand side, and the left-hand side. The contoured radiation detector further includes a chest-wall surface, the chest-wall surface connected to the superior surface, the right-hand side, and the left-hand side, whereby the curvature is contoured to a chest wall of the patient. The system may also include an anti-scatter grid having a chest-wall surface with a similar curvature as the chest-wall surface of the contoured radiation detector.

    Backscattering x-ray imager with x-ray source at detector center

    公开(公告)号:US11291418B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-04-05

    申请号:US16413918

    申请日:2019-05-16

    Applicant: HOLOGIC, INC.

    Inventor: Shusheng He

    Abstract: An apparatus including an x-ray source and detector where the source is disposed behind the detector and the detector is configured with a hole through which an x-ray beam emitted by the source can be transmitted to target tissue is provided. During operation, the source emits an x-ray beam through the hole in the detector. The x-ray beam may then be incident on an area of a subject to be imaged and cause various reflections and/or absorptions. The detector can detect signals reflected by the subject and an x-ray image can be generated accordingly.

    HEATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEATING A BREAST SUPPORT PLATFORM

    公开(公告)号:US20200093445A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-03-26

    申请号:US16577428

    申请日:2019-09-20

    Applicant: Hologic, Inc.

    Abstract: A breast support platform for an x-ray imaging system includes a housing having a compression plate and a front wall, and a heating system disposed at least partially within the housing. The heating system is configured to heat at least a portion of the compression plate, at least a portion of the front wall, or at least a portion of the compression plate and the front wall. In an example, the heating system includes a transparent conducting film coupled to an inner surface of the housing. In another example, the heating system includes a blower disposed at least partially within the housing, and the blower is configured to channel hot air across an inner surface of the housing.

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