US20100080349A1 - Modular System for Diagnosis and Surgical Operation on a Breast - Google Patents
Modular System for Diagnosis and Surgical Operation on a Breast Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US20100080349A1 US20100080349A1 US12/402,141 US40214109A US2010080349A1 US 20100080349 A1 US20100080349 A1 US 20100080349A1 US 40214109 A US40214109 A US 40214109A US 2010080349 A1 US2010080349 A1 US 2010080349A1
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- gantry
- instrument
- ray
- ray machine
- breast
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
Links
- 210000000481 breast Anatomy 0.000 title claims abstract description 47
- 238000003745 diagnosis Methods 0.000 title 1
- 238000011477 surgical intervention Methods 0.000 claims abstract description 21
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 claims description 11
- 241000238631 Hexapoda Species 0.000 claims description 8
- 239000000725 suspension Substances 0.000 claims description 7
- 238000003384 imaging method Methods 0.000 claims description 6
- 230000001419 dependent effect Effects 0.000 claims description 2
- 238000001574 biopsy Methods 0.000 description 7
- 238000006073 displacement reaction Methods 0.000 description 5
- 238000005259 measurement Methods 0.000 description 4
- 230000008901 benefit Effects 0.000 description 3
- 238000013461 design Methods 0.000 description 3
- 238000012986 modification Methods 0.000 description 3
- 230000004048 modification Effects 0.000 description 3
- 239000002872 contrast media Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000005452 bending Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000002591 computed tomography Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000010276 construction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000012937 correction Methods 0.000 description 1
- 238000011156 evaluation Methods 0.000 description 1
- 230000002349 favourable effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000006698 induction Effects 0.000 description 1
- 239000000463 material Substances 0.000 description 1
- 230000003287 optical effect Effects 0.000 description 1
- 230000005855 radiation Effects 0.000 description 1
- 238000002604 ultrasonography Methods 0.000 description 1
Images
Classifications
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
- A61B6/02—Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis
- A61B6/03—Computed tomography [CT]
- A61B6/032—Transmission computed tomography [CT]
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
- A61B5/43—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the reproductive systems
- A61B5/4306—Detecting, measuring or recording for evaluating the reproductive systems for evaluating the female reproductive systems, e.g. gynaecological evaluations
- A61B5/4312—Breast evaluation or disorder diagnosis
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
- A61B5/70—Means for positioning the patient in relation to the detecting, measuring or recording means
- A61B5/704—Tables
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
- A61B6/02—Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis
- A61B6/03—Computed tomography [CT]
- A61B6/032—Transmission computed tomography [CT]
- A61B6/035—Mechanical aspects of CT
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
- A61B6/04—Positioning of patients; Tiltable beds or the like
- A61B6/0407—Supports, e.g. tables or beds, for the body or parts of the body
- A61B6/0435—Supports, e.g. tables or beds, for the body or parts of the body with means for imaging suspended breasts
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
- A61B6/42—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis
- A61B6/4275—Arrangements for detecting radiation specially adapted for radiation diagnosis using a detector unit almost surrounding the patient, e.g. more than 180°
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
- A61B6/50—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific body parts; specially adapted for specific clinical applications
- A61B6/502—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment specially adapted for specific body parts; specially adapted for specific clinical applications for diagnosis of breast, i.e. mammography
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
- A61B90/10—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges for stereotaxic surgery, e.g. frame-based stereotaxis
- A61B90/14—Fixators for body parts, e.g. skull clamps; Constructional details of fixators, e.g. pins
- A61B90/17—Fixators for body parts, e.g. skull clamps; Constructional details of fixators, e.g. pins for soft tissue, e.g. breast-holding devices
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01K—MEASURING TEMPERATURE; MEASURING QUANTITY OF HEAT; THERMALLY-SENSITIVE ELEMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G01K11/00—Measuring temperature based upon physical or chemical changes not covered by groups G01K3/00, G01K5/00, G01K7/00 or G01K9/00
- G01K11/30—Measuring temperature based upon physical or chemical changes not covered by groups G01K3/00, G01K5/00, G01K7/00 or G01K9/00 using measurement of the effect of a material on X-radiation, gamma radiation or particle radiation
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06T7/00—Image analysis
- G06T7/10—Segmentation; Edge detection
- G06T7/12—Edge-based segmentation
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06T7/00—Image analysis
- G06T7/70—Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
- G06T7/73—Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras using feature-based methods
- G06T7/74—Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras using feature-based methods involving reference images or patches
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
- A61B2017/00022—Sensing or detecting at the treatment site
- A61B2017/00084—Temperature
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
- A61B90/36—Image-producing devices or illumination devices not otherwise provided for
- A61B90/37—Surgical systems with images on a monitor during operation
- A61B2090/376—Surgical systems with images on a monitor during operation using X-rays, e.g. fluoroscopy
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
- A61B90/36—Image-producing devices or illumination devices not otherwise provided for
- A61B90/37—Surgical systems with images on a monitor during operation
- A61B2090/376—Surgical systems with images on a monitor during operation using X-rays, e.g. fluoroscopy
- A61B2090/3762—Surgical systems with images on a monitor during operation using X-rays, e.g. fluoroscopy using computed tomography systems [CT]
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
- A61B5/01—Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue
- A61B5/015—By temperature mapping of body part
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
- A61B6/02—Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis
- A61B6/027—Arrangements for diagnosis sequentially in different planes; Stereoscopic radiation diagnosis characterised by the use of a particular data acquisition trajectory, e.g. helical or spiral
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
- A61B6/06—Diaphragms
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
- A61B6/10—Safety means specially adapted therefor
- A61B6/107—Protection against radiation, e.g. shielding
-
- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B6/00—Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis; Apparatus or devices for radiation diagnosis combined with radiation therapy equipment
- A61B6/58—Testing, adjusting or calibrating thereof
- A61B6/582—Calibration
- A61B6/583—Calibration using calibration phantoms
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
- G06T2207/10—Image acquisition modality
- G06T2207/10072—Tomographic images
- G06T2207/10081—Computed x-ray tomography [CT]
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
- G06T2207/30—Subject of image; Context of image processing
- G06T2207/30004—Biomedical image processing
- G06T2207/30068—Mammography; Breast
-
- G—PHYSICS
- G06—COMPUTING; CALCULATING OR COUNTING
- G06T—IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
- G06T2207/00—Indexing scheme for image analysis or image enhancement
- G06T2207/30—Subject of image; Context of image processing
- G06T2207/30004—Biomedical image processing
- G06T2207/30096—Tumor; Lesion
Definitions
- the invention relates to an X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient. With this machine it is possible to perform a surgical operation on a breast.
- Various X-ray machines are known for performing an examination of a female breast.
- An X-ray facility having a rotating gantry with an X-ray tube and a detector is located below a patient's table on which a patient to be examined rests.
- a machine of this kind is disclosed for example in U.S. Pat. No. 4,015,836.
- a disadvantage of this prior art is the large requirement of space, and also the lack of access to a breast to be examined.
- the patient is put into a relatively uncomfortable position with her head lying low, in order that as large as possible a part of the breast can be covered by the X-ray machine.
- An improvement is represented by an arrangement described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0094950.
- the objective of the disclosure provided herein is to design an X-ray machine which images a female breast in a diagnostically correct manner, and also rapidly and at favorable cost, and at the same time makes it possible to perform a surgical operation or intervention on the breast.
- the machine is to provide a physician performing treatment with good and ergonomically advantageous access to the breast.
- An embodiment of an X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient and performing surgical intervention on the breast includes a gantry that is rotatable approximately about a vertical rotation axis and a gantry lift drive configured to move the gantry in a vertical direction, wherein a vertical movement of the gantry is dependent upon the rotational movement of the gantry.
- the X-ray machine further includes an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector mounted on the gantry and a horizontally disposed patient's table having a cutout portion for a breast, wherein the gantry is suspended from a lower side of the patient's table.
- the X-ray machine includes an instrument holder for accommodating at least one operating instrument in the vicinity of the breast through the gantry from below the patient's table so that surgical intervention can be effected with the operating instrument.
- An embodiment of a method for operating an X-ray machine includes producing a three-dimensional X-ray exposure, detecting a position of a surgical intervention instrument relative to a gantry of the X-ray machine, and calculating a position of the surgical intervention instrument with respect to the three-dimensional X-ray exposure.
- FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an example of an X-ray machine.
- FIG. 2 shows a positioning unit with a hexapod.
- FIG. 3 shows a partial side view of an example of an X-ray machine.
- FIG. 4 shows a partial cross-sectional view of an example of an X-ray machine having an articulated arm to support an instrument holder.
- FIG. 1 shows perspective view of an example of an X-ray machine.
- a patient 30 is positioned on a patient's table 20 .
- a breast to be examined is suspended through a breast cutout portion 21 in the patient's table into an exposure range of a gantry 10 .
- the gantry 10 is a spiral computer tomography gantry with an X-ray tube and a detector which rotate about the breast to be examined.
- the breast is imaged, i.e. exposed to X-rays to obtain X-ray images.
- a displacement of the gantry in a vertical direction is performed via a gantry lift drive 11 so that the breast is scanned along a spiral trajectory.
- the height of the patient's table 20 can be adjusted by means of a patient's table lift drive 22 .
- a patient's table In a case in which a patient's table is firmly installed, it can be optionally adapted to be rotated about an axis of the patient's table lift drive 22 .
- a mobile platform 130 is located below the gantry 10 . During an examination, this mobile platform can be moved to or removed from below the gantry. It may be provided with wheels which advantageously can be locked in position. Optionally, it can roll or slide along the floor or on rails. Slide or air-bearings are of special advantage.
- the mobile platform may have a separate drive for exact positioning below the gantry or may be moved there manually. Guide rails or positioning aids embedded in the floor, such as induction loops, can simplify exact positioning.
- An instrument holder covered from view by the gantry is held in an operating position close to a breast by means of a positioning unit 120 .
- the positioning unit may be, for example, a hexapod or also an articulated arm.
- position measuring systems 131 a, 131 b and 131 c are provided which determine the distance from measurement marks 132 a, 132 b, and 132 c on the gantry suspension with measurement signals 133 a, 133 b, and 133 c, which may be, for example, light signals.
- measurement signals 133 a, 133 b, and 133 c which may be, for example, light signals.
- an automatic or even manual correction of the position of the mobile platform may be effected.
- the position data obtained from the measuring system can be used for calculating the exact position of the instrument holder.
- the measuring system may operate according to any known principles for position or distance measurement. Preferably, it operates with optical sensors such as laser sensors or also ultrasound sensors or radio sensors.
- FIG. 2 illustrates a positioning unit 120 for positioning the instrument holder 124 in a correct operating position with respect to a breast. Exact positioning is here effected by means of a hexapod 121 .
- an articulated arm with at least one revolute or swivel joint 123 is provided between the instrument holder and a intervention instrument 122 .
- a plurality of joints may be provided. Because of the hexapod, however, this is usually not necessary in the illustrated embodiment.
- FIG. 3 illustrates a partial side view of an example of an X-ray machine.
- the gantry is shown in cross-section.
- An X-ray tube 15 is located within the gantry housing 29 which generates an X-ray fan or X-ray beam 16 to be transmitted through the breast 31 .
- the radiation is received by a detector 14 connected to an evaluation unit (not shown).
- the gantry is supported to rotate around the breast by a gantry pivot bearing 13 , and its distance from the patient table 20 can be adjusted with a gantry lift drive 11 . With this, a scan of the breast 31 to be examined is possible along a spiral trajectory.
- FIG. 4 illustrates an example of an X-ray machine having an articulated arm 126 for positioning the instrument holder 124 and the intervention instrument 122 .
- This articulated arm is shown attached to the supports of the gantry suspension.
- the articulated arm can be removed from or re-attached to the gantry suspension during an examination or treatment.
- the articulated arm can be also attached to the patient's table 20 itself or to another structural component connected thereto, instead of to the gantry suspension.
- an attachment of this kind can be released in a simple way and manner, for example with a quick acting closure, so that the entire structural component group including the articulated arm 126 can be rapidly assembled and again dismantled.
- the arm may be also used on a mobile platform 130 as similarly described for the hexapod illustrated in FIG. 1 .
- the articulated arm shown in FIG. 4 has a plurality of pivot joints 123 a, 123 b, 123 c, 123 d, 123 e and 123 f.
- rotary drives and/or angle sensors and/or position sensors are incorporated in the pivot joints.
- a measuring system may be present also on the instrument holder, so that an exact position of the instrument holder with respect to the gantry 10 and/or the patient's table can be determined.
- An X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient comprises a patient's table 20 from which a gantry 10 of a spiral computer tomograph is suspended.
- the patient's table 20 has a breast cutout portion 21 through which a breast 31 of a patient 30 is suspended preferably downwards in a direction towards the gantry 10 .
- the gantry 10 has a gantry lift drive 11 with which it can be moved relative to the patient's table.
- the gantry rotates around the breast 31 of a female patient. Simultaneously and/or at staggered time intervals, a displacement of the gantry 10 is effected along a longitudinal direction of the breast, i.e. preferably in a vertical direction.
- the displacement can be made continuously at constant speed or proportional to the rotation of the gantry.
- the displacement can be also effected stepwise so that, for example, a displacement by an amount equal to one width of the detector 14 is made following each single revolution of the gantry.
- an instrument 122 is provided with which the intervention or operation is effected from below into the free opening of the gantry. With this, samples can be taken from, or contrast agents injected into, a breast without affecting the gantry.
- the instrument is preferably located on an instrument holder 124 which is optionally connected via an articulated arm 126 with the patient's table or the gantry suspension 125 .
- the instrument holder 124 can be disposed on a mobile platform 130 . In such cases, it is especially advantageous when the instrument holder, for being exactly positioned, is connected to the mobile platform via a hexapod 121 . Measuring facilities are provided for exactly positioning the instrument holder 124 .
- a measuring system can be provided which establishes optionally the position of the instrument holder or also that of the mobile platform with respect to the gantry, the patient's table or another component part firmly connected therewith.
- the measuring system transmits corresponding correcting information to the articulated arm or the hexapod.
- X-ray exposures or examinations of a breast can be performed initially without the instrument holder or the instrument for surgical intervention.
- a compact and space saving construction is achieved, in which also an examining or treating physician or other personnel have access to a breast to be examined.
- a contrast agent can be injected into the breast prior to an exposure being made, or between two exposures. If a surgical intervention or operation such as a biopsy is to be made, then the instrument holder with an appropriate instrument is inserted from below the gantry. This is particularly simple when a mobile platform is available.
- a mobile platform may be moved from a lateral location to a location beneath the gantry, for example on wheels. In most cases, an exact adjustment will not be necessary, so that simple marks on the floor will be sufficient. An exact adjustment of the instrument holder with the instrument may then be effected with a positioning unit mounted to the mobile platform on a basis of position data that have been established by at least one measuring system. Following a surgical intervention, for example a biopsy, the mobile platform can be again removed from the region of the gantry, so that the breast is again accessible to an examining physician. With the devices and systems described herein, it is not necessary to re-locate the patient between an X-ray exposure and a biopsy. Furthermore, it is not necessary to mark the locations of punctures on the skin in accordance with an X-ray image and then perform a biopsy through these punctures. Instead, a biopsy now can be performed with exact control based on X-ray data.
- an exact positioning of an instrument can be monitored during a surgical intervention. For this, one or a plurality of X-ray exposures are made during the intervention to check the instrument or the position of the instrument.
- the gantry rotates continuously during the intervention and makes exposures which are displaced from each other by approximately 90°. Thereby, the intervention or operating instrument can be controlled in two planes. Thus, for example, it can be ascertained whether a biopsy needle is subject to bending.
- a method for operating an X-ray machine includes producing a three-dimensional X-ray exposure, detecting a position of an intervention instrument relative to a gantry, and calculating a position of the intervention instrument with respect to the three-dimensional X-ray exposure. With this method the order of the first two steps can be interchanged. In either case, the calculation of the position of the intervention instrument 121 is by means of its position relative to the gantry or to a component connected to the gantry.
- At least one measuring system for determining a position of the instrument holder or of a component connected thereto relative to the gantry or a component firmly connected thereto may be adapted to supply position information for positioning at least one of the instrument holder and the operating instrument relative to the breast.
- this invention is believed to provide an X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient and performing surgical intervention of the breast as well as a method for operating such an X-ray machine. Further modifications and alternative embodiments of various aspects of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of this description. Accordingly, this description is to be construed as illustrative only and is for the purpose of teaching those skilled in the art the general manner of carrying out the invention. It is to be understood that the forms of the invention shown and described herein are to be taken as the presently preferred embodiments.
Landscapes
- Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Medical Informatics (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Surgery (AREA)
- Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
- Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
- Public Health (AREA)
- Pathology (AREA)
- General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
- Biomedical Technology (AREA)
- Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
- Molecular Biology (AREA)
- Biophysics (AREA)
- Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
- Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
- Optics & Photonics (AREA)
- High Energy & Nuclear Physics (AREA)
- Theoretical Computer Science (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Computer Vision & Pattern Recognition (AREA)
- Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery (AREA)
- Pulmonology (AREA)
- Reproductive Health (AREA)
- Gynecology & Obstetrics (AREA)
- Dentistry (AREA)
- Neurosurgery (AREA)
- Apparatus For Radiation Diagnosis (AREA)
- Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
- Image Processing (AREA)
Abstract
An X-ray machine for examining a breast of a female patient has a CT scanner attached to a patient's table. An instrument holder that is adapted to be moved to be located underneath a gantry of the CT scanner is provided with a positioning unit for positioning an instrument for examining or operating close to the breast. An exact position of the instrument holder relative to the gantry or the breast to be examined can be determined with a measuring system. Thereby, it is possible to position an examining or surgical intervention instrument extremely precisely.
Description
- This application claims priority to pending German Application No. 102008042430.7 filed on Sep. 29, 2008.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The invention relates to an X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient. With this machine it is possible to perform a surgical operation on a breast.
- 2. Description of Related Art
- Various X-ray machines are known for performing an examination of a female breast. An X-ray facility having a rotating gantry with an X-ray tube and a detector is located below a patient's table on which a patient to be examined rests. A machine of this kind is disclosed for example in U.S. Pat. No. 4,015,836. A disadvantage of this prior art is the large requirement of space, and also the lack of access to a breast to be examined. Furthermore, the patient is put into a relatively uncomfortable position with her head lying low, in order that as large as possible a part of the breast can be covered by the X-ray machine. An improvement is represented by an arrangement described in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2006/0094950. Here, the patient is in a more comfortable position. However, the breast to be examined is accessible only with special instruments. A disadvantage of this arrangement is the large requirement of space resulting from the large structural shape of the gantry. An X-ray machine based on a spiral CT scanner is disclosed in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2007/0064867. Here, the resolution is limited by low stability of the mechanical design. In addition, here too the breast to be examined cannot be accessed from outside.
- The following description of the objective of the disclosure provided herein, the description of embodiment of an X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient and performing surgical intervention of the breast, as well as the description of a method for operating such an X-ray machine is not to be construed in any way as limiting the subject matter of the appended claims.
- The objective of the disclosure provided herein is to design an X-ray machine which images a female breast in a diagnostically correct manner, and also rapidly and at favorable cost, and at the same time makes it possible to perform a surgical operation or intervention on the breast. In addition, the machine is to provide a physician performing treatment with good and ergonomically advantageous access to the breast.
- An embodiment of an X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient and performing surgical intervention on the breast includes a gantry that is rotatable approximately about a vertical rotation axis and a gantry lift drive configured to move the gantry in a vertical direction, wherein a vertical movement of the gantry is dependent upon the rotational movement of the gantry. The X-ray machine further includes an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector mounted on the gantry and a horizontally disposed patient's table having a cutout portion for a breast, wherein the gantry is suspended from a lower side of the patient's table. In addition, the X-ray machine includes an instrument holder for accommodating at least one operating instrument in the vicinity of the breast through the gantry from below the patient's table so that surgical intervention can be effected with the operating instrument.
- An embodiment of a method for operating an X-ray machine includes producing a three-dimensional X-ray exposure, detecting a position of a surgical intervention instrument relative to a gantry of the X-ray machine, and calculating a position of the surgical intervention instrument with respect to the three-dimensional X-ray exposure.
- In the following the invention is described by way of example, without limitation of the general inventive concept, on examples of embodiments and with reference to the drawings.
-
FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of an example of an X-ray machine. -
FIG. 2 shows a positioning unit with a hexapod. -
FIG. 3 shows a partial side view of an example of an X-ray machine. -
FIG. 4 shows a partial cross-sectional view of an example of an X-ray machine having an articulated arm to support an instrument holder. - While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, specific embodiments thereof are shown by way of example in the drawings and will herein be described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the drawings and detailed description thereto are not intended to limit the invention to the particular form disclosed, but on the contrary, the intention is to cover all modifications, equivalents and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.
-
FIG. 1 shows perspective view of an example of an X-ray machine. Apatient 30 is positioned on a patient's table 20. A breast to be examined is suspended through abreast cutout portion 21 in the patient's table into an exposure range of agantry 10. Thegantry 10 is a spiral computer tomography gantry with an X-ray tube and a detector which rotate about the breast to be examined. During the rotation, the breast is imaged, i.e. exposed to X-rays to obtain X-ray images. Simultaneously with the rotation, a displacement of the gantry in a vertical direction is performed via agantry lift drive 11 so that the breast is scanned along a spiral trajectory. The height of the patient's table 20 can be adjusted by means of a patient'stable lift drive 22. In a case in which a patient's table is firmly installed, it can be optionally adapted to be rotated about an axis of the patient'stable lift drive 22. - A
mobile platform 130 is located below thegantry 10. During an examination, this mobile platform can be moved to or removed from below the gantry. It may be provided with wheels which advantageously can be locked in position. Optionally, it can roll or slide along the floor or on rails. Slide or air-bearings are of special advantage. The mobile platform may have a separate drive for exact positioning below the gantry or may be moved there manually. Guide rails or positioning aids embedded in the floor, such as induction loops, can simplify exact positioning. An instrument holder covered from view by the gantry is held in an operating position close to a breast by means of apositioning unit 120. The positioning unit may be, for example, a hexapod or also an articulated arm. For exact positioning,position measuring systems measurement marks measurement signals -
FIG. 2 illustrates apositioning unit 120 for positioning theinstrument holder 124 in a correct operating position with respect to a breast. Exact positioning is here effected by means of ahexapod 121. In some embodiments, an articulated arm with at least one revolute orswivel joint 123 is provided between the instrument holder and aintervention instrument 122. A plurality of joints may be provided. Because of the hexapod, however, this is usually not necessary in the illustrated embodiment. -
FIG. 3 illustrates a partial side view of an example of an X-ray machine. For better illustration, the gantry is shown in cross-section. AnX-ray tube 15 is located within thegantry housing 29 which generates an X-ray fan orX-ray beam 16 to be transmitted through thebreast 31. The radiation is received by adetector 14 connected to an evaluation unit (not shown). The gantry is supported to rotate around the breast by a gantry pivot bearing 13, and its distance from the patient table 20 can be adjusted with agantry lift drive 11. With this, a scan of thebreast 31 to be examined is possible along a spiral trajectory. -
FIG. 4 illustrates an example of an X-ray machine having an articulatedarm 126 for positioning theinstrument holder 124 and theintervention instrument 122. This articulated arm is shown attached to the supports of the gantry suspension. Advantageously, it can be removed from or re-attached to the gantry suspension during an examination or treatment. The articulated arm can be also attached to the patient's table 20 itself or to another structural component connected thereto, instead of to the gantry suspension. Preferably, an attachment of this kind can be released in a simple way and manner, for example with a quick acting closure, so that the entire structural component group including the articulatedarm 126 can be rapidly assembled and again dismantled. In some embodiments, the arm may be also used on amobile platform 130 as similarly described for the hexapod illustrated inFIG. 1 . The articulated arm shown inFIG. 4 has a plurality ofpivot joints gantry 10 and/or the patient's table can be determined. - An X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient comprises a patient's table 20 from which a
gantry 10 of a spiral computer tomograph is suspended. The patient's table 20 has abreast cutout portion 21 through which abreast 31 of apatient 30 is suspended preferably downwards in a direction towards thegantry 10. Thegantry 10 has a gantry lift drive 11 with which it can be moved relative to the patient's table. For taking an X-ray exposure, the gantry rotates around thebreast 31 of a female patient. Simultaneously and/or at staggered time intervals, a displacement of thegantry 10 is effected along a longitudinal direction of the breast, i.e. preferably in a vertical direction. Optionally, the displacement can be made continuously at constant speed or proportional to the rotation of the gantry. Alternatively, the displacement can be also effected stepwise so that, for example, a displacement by an amount equal to one width of thedetector 14 is made following each single revolution of the gantry. - For surgical intervention, in particular a biopsy, an
instrument 122 is provided with which the intervention or operation is effected from below into the free opening of the gantry. With this, samples can be taken from, or contrast agents injected into, a breast without affecting the gantry. The instrument is preferably located on aninstrument holder 124 which is optionally connected via an articulatedarm 126 with the patient's table or the gantry suspension 125. As an alternative to this, theinstrument holder 124 can be disposed on amobile platform 130. In such cases, it is especially advantageous when the instrument holder, for being exactly positioned, is connected to the mobile platform via ahexapod 121. Measuring facilities are provided for exactly positioning theinstrument holder 124. In the case of an articulated arm, its pivot joints are preferably provided with angle or position sensors. Furthermore, a measuring system can be provided which establishes optionally the position of the instrument holder or also that of the mobile platform with respect to the gantry, the patient's table or another component part firmly connected therewith. The measuring system transmits corresponding correcting information to the articulated arm or the hexapod. - With the X-ray machines described herein, X-ray exposures or examinations of a breast can be performed initially without the instrument holder or the instrument for surgical intervention. Owing to the design in which the gantry is suspended from the patient's table, a compact and space saving construction is achieved, in which also an examining or treating physician or other personnel have access to a breast to be examined. Thus, for example, a contrast agent can be injected into the breast prior to an exposure being made, or between two exposures. If a surgical intervention or operation such as a biopsy is to be made, then the instrument holder with an appropriate instrument is inserted from below the gantry. This is particularly simple when a mobile platform is available. In particular, a mobile platform may be moved from a lateral location to a location beneath the gantry, for example on wheels. In most cases, an exact adjustment will not be necessary, so that simple marks on the floor will be sufficient. An exact adjustment of the instrument holder with the instrument may then be effected with a positioning unit mounted to the mobile platform on a basis of position data that have been established by at least one measuring system. Following a surgical intervention, for example a biopsy, the mobile platform can be again removed from the region of the gantry, so that the breast is again accessible to an examining physician. With the devices and systems described herein, it is not necessary to re-locate the patient between an X-ray exposure and a biopsy. Furthermore, it is not necessary to mark the locations of punctures on the skin in accordance with an X-ray image and then perform a biopsy through these punctures. Instead, a biopsy now can be performed with exact control based on X-ray data.
- In some cases, an exact positioning of an instrument can be monitored during a surgical intervention. For this, one or a plurality of X-ray exposures are made during the intervention to check the instrument or the position of the instrument. Advantageously, the gantry rotates continuously during the intervention and makes exposures which are displaced from each other by approximately 90°. Thereby, the intervention or operating instrument can be controlled in two planes. Thus, for example, it can be ascertained whether a biopsy needle is subject to bending.
- A method for operating an X-ray machine includes producing a three-dimensional X-ray exposure, detecting a position of an intervention instrument relative to a gantry, and calculating a position of the intervention instrument with respect to the three-dimensional X-ray exposure. With this method the order of the first two steps can be interchanged. In either case, the calculation of the position of the
intervention instrument 121 is by means of its position relative to the gantry or to a component connected to the gantry. - In the X-ray machines described herein, at least one measuring system for determining a position of the instrument holder or of a component connected thereto relative to the gantry or a component firmly connected thereto may be adapted to supply position information for positioning at least one of the instrument holder and the operating instrument relative to the breast.
- It will be appreciated to those skilled in the art having the benefit of this disclosure that this invention is believed to provide an X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient and performing surgical intervention of the breast as well as a method for operating such an X-ray machine. Further modifications and alternative embodiments of various aspects of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of this description. Accordingly, this description is to be construed as illustrative only and is for the purpose of teaching those skilled in the art the general manner of carrying out the invention. It is to be understood that the forms of the invention shown and described herein are to be taken as the presently preferred embodiments. Elements and materials may be substituted for those illustrated and described herein, parts and processes may be reversed, and certain features of the invention may be utilized independently, all as would be apparent to one skilled in the art after having the benefit of this description of the invention. Changes may be made in the elements described herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as described in the following claims.
Claims (13)
1. An X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient and performing surgical intervention on the breast, comprising:
a gantry that is rotatable approximately about a vertical rotation axis;
a gantry lift drive configured to move the gantry in a vertical direction, wherein a vertical movement of the gantry is dependent upon the rotational movement of the gantry;
an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector mounted on the gantry;
a horizontally disposed patient's table having a cutout portion for a breast, wherein the gantry is suspended from a lower side of the patient's table; and
an instrument holder for accommodating at least one operating instrument in the vicinity of the breast through the gantry from below the patient's table so that a surgical intervention can be effected with the operating instrument.
2. The X-ray machine according to claim 1 , further comprising a mobile platform for supporting the instrument holder via a positioning unit, wherein the mobile platform is adapted to be inserted underneath the gantry from a side of the X-ray machine.
3. The X-ray machine according to claim 2 , wherein the mobile platform comprises at least one measuring system for determining a position of the mobile platform relative to the gantry or another component firmly connected to the gantry, and wherein the mobile platform is configured to utilize position information determined with the measuring system for exact positioning of the instrument holder.
4. The X-ray machine according to claim 2 , wherein the positioning unit is a hexapod.
5. The X-ray machine according to claim 2 , wherein the mobile platform comprises wheels, slides or air bearings.
6. The X-ray machine according to claim 1 , further comprising an articulated arm for supporting the instrument holder, wherein the articulated arm is configured for attachment to a structural component of the X-ray machine.
7. The X-ray machine according to claim 6 , wherein the structural component is a gantry suspension for suspending the gantry below the patient's table or another component firmly connected to the gantry suspension.
8. The X-ray machine according to claim 6 , wherein the articulated arm is adapted to be unfastened from the structural component with a rapid closure means.
9. A method for operating an X-ray machine, comprising:
producing a three-dimensional X-ray exposure;
detecting a position of a surgical intervention instrument relative to a gantry of the X-ray machine; and
calculating a position of the surgical intervention instrument with respect to the three-dimensional X-ray exposure.
10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the step of producing the three-dimensional X-ray exposure is performed prior to the step of detecting a position of the surgical intervention instrument.
11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the step of producing the three-dimensional X-ray exposure is performed subsequent to the step of detecting a position of the surgical intervention instrument.
12. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising performing a surgical invention subsequent to calculating a position of the surgical intervention instrument.
13. The method according to claim 12 , further comprising producing additional X-ray exposures during the step of performing the surgical intervention to check a position of the surgical intervention instrument within the X-ray machine.
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
DE102008042430.7 | 2008-09-29 | ||
DE102008042430 | 2008-09-29 |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US20100080349A1 true US20100080349A1 (en) | 2010-04-01 |
Family
ID=40524871
Family Applications (8)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US12/402,225 Expired - Fee Related US7945019B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | Method and device for thermal breast tumor treatment with 3D monitoring function |
US12/401,814 Expired - Fee Related US7881427B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | Breast locating means with sample container for an instrument for examining a female breast |
US12/402,141 Abandoned US20100080349A1 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | Modular System for Diagnosis and Surgical Operation on a Breast |
US12/402,059 Active US7869564B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | X-ray machine for breast examination having a beam configuration for high resolution images |
US12/401,765 Active US7864918B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | X-ray machine for breast examination having a gantry incorporated in a patient table |
US12/401,792 Expired - Fee Related US8102964B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | Breast locating device including an RFID transponder for a diagnostic instrument for examining a female breast |
US12/401,735 Expired - Fee Related US7924974B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | X-ray machine for breast examination in a standing position |
US12/401,976 Expired - Fee Related US8199993B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | Method for defining an individual coordination system for a breast of a female patient |
Family Applications Before (2)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US12/402,225 Expired - Fee Related US7945019B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | Method and device for thermal breast tumor treatment with 3D monitoring function |
US12/401,814 Expired - Fee Related US7881427B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | Breast locating means with sample container for an instrument for examining a female breast |
Family Applications After (5)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US12/402,059 Active US7869564B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | X-ray machine for breast examination having a beam configuration for high resolution images |
US12/401,765 Active US7864918B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | X-ray machine for breast examination having a gantry incorporated in a patient table |
US12/401,792 Expired - Fee Related US8102964B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | Breast locating device including an RFID transponder for a diagnostic instrument for examining a female breast |
US12/401,735 Expired - Fee Related US7924974B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | X-ray machine for breast examination in a standing position |
US12/401,976 Expired - Fee Related US8199993B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2009-03-11 | Method for defining an individual coordination system for a breast of a female patient |
Country Status (2)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (8) | US7945019B2 (en) |
EP (8) | EP2168487A1 (en) |
Cited By (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20090064413A1 (en) * | 2007-09-06 | 2009-03-12 | Orbital Therapy Llc | Patient support system for full access prone position breast radiotherapy |
US20100080345A1 (en) * | 2008-09-29 | 2010-04-01 | Mir Medical Imaging Research Holding Gmbh | Breast Locating Means for a Diagnostic Instrument for Examining a Female Breast |
US20140072107A1 (en) * | 2012-09-11 | 2014-03-13 | Sung Ho Chang | X-ray detector, x-ray detection system having the same, and x-ray detection method |
US20140079183A1 (en) * | 2012-09-18 | 2014-03-20 | Jan Rimbach | Apparatus for Examining Test Bodies |
US9301726B2 (en) * | 2014-05-02 | 2016-04-05 | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | CT machine for multi-angle scanning of stationary patients |
US10180207B1 (en) * | 2017-07-13 | 2019-01-15 | Danylo Kozub | Stand |
US20190350791A1 (en) * | 2018-05-16 | 2019-11-21 | Siemens Healthcare Gmbh | Patient couch with apparatus for reversibly receiving a transfer board |
EP4226876A1 (en) * | 2022-02-09 | 2023-08-16 | Storz Medical AG | Shock wave device having improved acoustic coupling |
EP4226875A1 (en) * | 2022-02-09 | 2023-08-16 | Storz Medical AG | Shock wave device having a source self aligning with an x-ray device |
EP4226877A1 (en) * | 2022-02-09 | 2023-08-16 | Storz Medical AG | Shock wave device with integrated ultrasound probe |
EP4226874A1 (en) * | 2022-02-09 | 2023-08-16 | Storz Medical AG | Ultrasound and/or shock wave device with hexapod platform mounted source |
Families Citing this family (52)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
DE102008049711A1 (en) * | 2008-09-30 | 2010-04-15 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Storage device, patient table and medical device |
US8014490B2 (en) * | 2009-10-20 | 2011-09-06 | Linda Mitchell | Mammogram tender machine |
US8421604B2 (en) * | 2009-11-30 | 2013-04-16 | Symbol Technologies, Inc. | Method and apparatus for identifying read zone of RFID reader |
US8374312B2 (en) * | 2010-02-18 | 2013-02-12 | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | Prone patient positioning devices and methods |
DE102010011660A1 (en) * | 2010-03-17 | 2011-09-22 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Mammography apparatus for radiography of patient's breast, has multi-focus tubes with carbon nanotubes in region of recess below couch surface, and detector unit aligned corresponding to one activated nanotube to receive X-ray images |
JP5700950B2 (en) * | 2010-04-21 | 2015-04-15 | キヤノン株式会社 | Biological information acquisition device |
US20140191852A1 (en) * | 2010-05-13 | 2014-07-10 | Carestream Health, Inc. | Method and system for phosphor plate identification in computed radiography |
US20120001737A1 (en) * | 2010-05-13 | 2012-01-05 | Amir Berger | Method and system for computed radiography |
GB2483640A (en) * | 2010-09-10 | 2012-03-21 | Specialty Magnetics Ltd | Breast immobilisation arrangement |
AU2011312086B2 (en) | 2010-10-05 | 2015-09-17 | Hologic, Inc. | Upright x-ray breast imaging with a CT mode, multiple tomosynthesis modes, and a mammography mode |
DE102010052603A1 (en) * | 2010-11-25 | 2012-05-31 | Artemis Imaging Gmbh | Medical device for use with tomographic imaging, particularly computer tomography, has day bed, particularly horizontally arranged day bed and imaging system, where day bed has two recesses |
WO2012120498A1 (en) * | 2011-03-04 | 2012-09-13 | Technion Research & Development | Non-invasive thermal treatment monitoring |
DE102011006353A1 (en) | 2011-03-29 | 2012-10-04 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | mammography system |
US9557281B2 (en) | 2011-06-09 | 2017-01-31 | The Regents Of The University Of California | Excised specimen imaging using a combined PET and micro CT scanner |
US8842806B2 (en) | 2012-04-03 | 2014-09-23 | Carestream Health, Inc. | Apparatus and method for breast imaging |
CN104981709B (en) * | 2012-05-02 | 2018-02-02 | 皇家飞利浦有限公司 | It is imaged thermal measurement |
US9307961B2 (en) * | 2012-06-29 | 2016-04-12 | Carefusion 2200, Inc. | Fine needle aspiration biopsy device |
DE102012217301B4 (en) | 2012-09-25 | 2021-10-14 | Bayer Pharma Aktiengesellschaft | Combination of contrast agent and mammography CT system with a specified energy range and method for generating tomographic mammography CT images using this combination |
CN103908343B (en) | 2012-12-31 | 2016-10-05 | 西门子(深圳)磁共振有限公司 | Patient couch and MR imaging apparatus |
ES2954561T3 (en) | 2013-10-09 | 2023-11-23 | Hologic Inc | X-ray breast tomosynthesis that enhances spatial resolution, even in the thickness direction of a flattened breast |
US9161725B1 (en) * | 2014-02-05 | 2015-10-20 | Regine Millien-White | Adjustable breast examination device |
JP6376783B2 (en) * | 2014-03-12 | 2018-08-22 | キヤノン株式会社 | Breast tomography apparatus and control method |
JP6381253B2 (en) * | 2014-03-31 | 2018-08-29 | キヤノン株式会社 | Radiography equipment, tomography equipment |
JP6694867B2 (en) * | 2014-04-04 | 2020-05-20 | ピエルフランチェスコ パボーニ | Access gate or gantry with antenna assembly for treatment or diagnostic imaging |
US9326739B2 (en) * | 2014-04-28 | 2016-05-03 | Cheryl A. Galambos McLaughlin | Mammogram table |
CN104173075B (en) * | 2014-08-26 | 2016-07-06 | 李丙曙 | Radiology department's examinating couch |
JP6611428B2 (en) * | 2014-12-09 | 2019-11-27 | キヤノン株式会社 | Mammography system |
EP3238628A4 (en) * | 2014-12-26 | 2018-08-15 | Rayence Co., Ltd. | Lifting apparatus for pressure paddle and x-ray image photographing device including same |
CN105832353B (en) * | 2015-01-30 | 2020-11-06 | 佳能株式会社 | Radiation imaging system |
JP6651069B2 (en) * | 2015-05-13 | 2020-02-19 | フジデノロ株式会社 | Fixture mounting device |
KR20160139292A (en) * | 2015-05-27 | 2016-12-07 | 삼성전자주식회사 | Radio frequency surface coil and Magnetic resonance imaging system comprising the same |
JP6525768B2 (en) * | 2015-06-30 | 2019-06-05 | キヤノン株式会社 | Mammography device |
US10542951B2 (en) * | 2015-07-23 | 2020-01-28 | General Electric Company | Systems, methods, and devices for simplified high quality imaging of biopsy samples on a mammography machine |
WO2017019401A1 (en) * | 2015-07-24 | 2017-02-02 | Dretzaka-Kaye Tricia | Anatomy scanning system and method |
US11076821B2 (en) | 2015-11-25 | 2021-08-03 | The Regents Of The University Of California | 3D-beam modulation filter for equalizing dose and image quality in breast CT |
DE102015225236A1 (en) * | 2015-12-15 | 2017-06-22 | Siemens Healthcare Gmbh | High throughput mammography screening |
CN106933857B (en) * | 2015-12-30 | 2020-12-29 | 创新先进技术有限公司 | Method and device for scheduling tasks in data warehouse |
DE102016206198A1 (en) * | 2016-04-13 | 2017-10-19 | Siemens Healthcare Gmbh | X-ray system |
WO2017180570A1 (en) * | 2016-04-14 | 2017-10-19 | Dedicated2Imaging, Llc | Ct systems for imaging of the breast |
WO2018051220A1 (en) * | 2016-09-14 | 2018-03-22 | Mor Research Applications Ltd. | Device, system and method for detecting irregularities in soft tissue |
CN108175430A (en) * | 2018-01-17 | 2018-06-19 | 江苏美伦影像系统有限公司 | It is a kind of that there is the mammary gland X ray photographing system of radiation protection |
US10959747B1 (en) * | 2018-04-02 | 2021-03-30 | Lifei Guo | Tissue removing |
US10893844B1 (en) * | 2018-10-10 | 2021-01-19 | David Byron Douglas | Method and apparatus for performing 3D imaging examinations of a structure under differing configurations and analyzing morphologic changes |
CN108956656B (en) * | 2018-07-17 | 2021-02-05 | 青岛大学附属医院 | High-contrast low-dose phase contrast CT imaging device |
CN110975156B (en) * | 2019-11-15 | 2021-11-19 | 山东大学齐鲁医院 | Breast traction fixing device and system |
JP2021083969A (en) * | 2019-11-29 | 2021-06-03 | キヤノンメディカルシステムズ株式会社 | Medical image processing device, medical image processing method and medical image processing program |
EP4125605B1 (en) * | 2020-03-31 | 2024-07-10 | Hologic, Inc. | Systems and methods for x-ray imaging tissue specimens |
KR102640269B1 (en) * | 2020-05-29 | 2024-02-26 | (의료)길의료재단 | Radiation Therapy Device for Breast Cancer |
CN111714222B (en) * | 2020-06-29 | 2021-07-23 | 北京欧扬医疗美容门诊部有限公司 | Fat self-implantation device for traceless breast augmentation |
CN111714191A (en) * | 2020-06-30 | 2020-09-29 | 广西医科大学附属肿瘤医院 | Laser positioning device for cone beam mammary gland CT guided pendulous puncture |
US11692951B2 (en) * | 2021-02-24 | 2023-07-04 | GE Precision Healthcare LLC | System and method for specimen imaging using an existing mammography imaging system |
WO2023200899A1 (en) * | 2022-04-14 | 2023-10-19 | Koning Corporation | Cone beam breast computed tomography with pivotal gantry subsystem |
Citations (47)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4015836A (en) * | 1975-07-31 | 1977-04-05 | General Electric Company | Mammography table |
US4709382A (en) * | 1984-11-21 | 1987-11-24 | Picker International, Inc. | Imaging with focused curved radiation detectors |
US5273435A (en) * | 1992-07-16 | 1993-12-28 | The Mcw Research Foundation, Inc. | Tumor localization phantom |
US5386447A (en) * | 1992-09-23 | 1995-01-31 | Fischer Imaging Corporation | Mammographic screening and biopsy apparatus |
US5528043A (en) * | 1995-04-21 | 1996-06-18 | Thermotrex Corporation | X-ray image sensor |
US5569266A (en) * | 1991-03-11 | 1996-10-29 | Fischer Imaging Corporation | Magnetic resonance imaging device useful for guiding a medical instrument |
US5609827A (en) * | 1995-05-02 | 1997-03-11 | Beekley Corporation | Biopsy specimen container |
US5664569A (en) * | 1992-09-28 | 1997-09-09 | Fonar Corporation | Breast positioning device for use during magnetic resonance imaging |
US5757878A (en) * | 1996-08-16 | 1998-05-26 | Analogic Corporation | Detector arrangement for x-ray tomography system |
US5803912A (en) * | 1989-11-21 | 1998-09-08 | Fischer Imaging Corporation | Positioning function mammographic biopsy function system with offset |
US6242743B1 (en) * | 1998-08-11 | 2001-06-05 | Mosaic Imaging Technology, Inc. | Non-orbiting tomographic imaging system |
US6298114B1 (en) * | 1994-05-11 | 2001-10-02 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | X-ray mammography apparatus |
US6325537B1 (en) * | 1998-10-16 | 2001-12-04 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | X-ray diagnosis apparatus |
US6358246B1 (en) * | 1999-06-25 | 2002-03-19 | Radiotherapeutics Corporation | Method and system for heating solid tissue |
US6415012B1 (en) * | 1999-02-17 | 2002-07-02 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Multi-slice X-ray computed tomography apparatus |
US6418188B1 (en) * | 2001-06-14 | 2002-07-09 | Juanita L. Broadnax | Radiation breast cup and method |
US6463122B1 (en) * | 2000-08-21 | 2002-10-08 | Bio-Imaging Resource, Inc. | Mammography of computer tomography for imaging and therapy |
US6480565B1 (en) * | 1999-11-18 | 2002-11-12 | University Of Rochester | Apparatus and method for cone beam volume computed tomography breast imaging |
US20020181651A1 (en) * | 2001-05-04 | 2002-12-05 | Shepherd John A. | Device and method for determining proportions of body materials |
US20030072409A1 (en) * | 2001-10-12 | 2003-04-17 | Kaufhold John Patrick | Methods and apparatus for estimating a material composition of an imaged object |
US20030204965A1 (en) * | 2001-12-10 | 2003-11-06 | Hennessey C. William | Parallel kinematic micromanipulator |
US6684097B1 (en) * | 1999-04-22 | 2004-01-27 | University Of Miami | Intraoperative monitoring of temperature-induced tissue changes with a high-resolution digital x-ray system during thermotherapy |
US20040066880A1 (en) * | 2002-10-02 | 2004-04-08 | Shiro Oikawa | Radiographic apparatus |
US20040082856A1 (en) * | 2002-07-16 | 2004-04-29 | Alfred E. Mann Institute For Biomedical Engineering, University Of Southern California | Support bra for ultrasonic breast scanner |
US20040092826A1 (en) * | 2002-11-08 | 2004-05-13 | Luc Corbeil | Method and apparatus for optical imaging |
US6819736B1 (en) * | 2002-02-22 | 2004-11-16 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Computed tomography method and computed tomography apparatus |
US20040238750A1 (en) * | 2003-06-02 | 2004-12-02 | Habib Vafi | X-ray and CT image detector |
US20040251419A1 (en) * | 2003-06-16 | 2004-12-16 | Nelson Robert Sigurd | Device and system for enhanced SPECT, PET, and Compton scatter imaging in nuclear medicine |
US20040254461A1 (en) * | 2002-03-20 | 2004-12-16 | Ackerman William H. | Acoustic beam shaping by pulse power modulation at constant amplitude |
US20050070817A1 (en) * | 2003-09-30 | 2005-03-31 | Mueller Richard L. | Lavage assist device |
US20060094950A1 (en) * | 1999-11-18 | 2006-05-04 | Ruola Ning | Apparatus and method for cone beam computed tomography breast imaging |
US7065393B2 (en) * | 2002-07-11 | 2006-06-20 | Cedara Software Corp. | Apparatus, system and method of calibrating medical imaging systems |
US20060145871A1 (en) * | 2004-12-02 | 2006-07-06 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Radio Frequency Identification for Medical Devices |
US20070064867A1 (en) * | 2005-09-20 | 2007-03-22 | Hansen Timothy B | Apparatus and method to acquire data for reconstruction of images pertaining to functional and anatomical structure of the breast |
US20070092059A1 (en) * | 2005-10-25 | 2007-04-26 | Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard | Breast immobilization device and method of imaging the breast |
US20070238957A1 (en) * | 2005-12-22 | 2007-10-11 | Visen Medical, Inc. | Combined x-ray and optical tomographic imaging system |
US20070237306A1 (en) * | 2006-01-17 | 2007-10-11 | Jones Sharon D | Laser imaging apparatus with variable patient positioning |
US20080033420A1 (en) * | 2006-08-04 | 2008-02-07 | Nields Morgan W | Methods for planning and performing thermal ablation |
US20080037703A1 (en) * | 2006-08-09 | 2008-02-14 | Digimd Corporation | Three dimensional breast imaging |
US20080081984A1 (en) * | 2006-09-28 | 2008-04-03 | Lafferty Peter R | System and apparatus for rapid stereotactic breast biopsy analysis |
US20080089471A1 (en) * | 2006-10-11 | 2008-04-17 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Medical breast-image capturing apparatus |
US20080101538A1 (en) * | 2004-09-03 | 2008-05-01 | Claus-Gunter Schliermann | X-Ray Facility |
US20080205588A1 (en) * | 2005-02-11 | 2008-08-28 | Siyong Kim | System Including Computed Tomography Device For Image Guided Treatment |
US20080221443A1 (en) * | 2007-03-07 | 2008-09-11 | Ritchie Paul G | Integrated Imaging and Biopsy System with Ancillary Device Authentication |
US20080230074A1 (en) * | 2007-03-23 | 2008-09-25 | Zheng Mike Q | Method and device for immobilization of the human breast in a prone position for radiotherapy |
US7453978B1 (en) * | 2007-06-25 | 2008-11-18 | University Of Tennessee Research Foundation | Variable resolution x-ray CT detector with multi-axis tilt |
US20090080604A1 (en) * | 2007-08-23 | 2009-03-26 | Fischer Medical Technologies, Inc. | Computed tomography breast imaging and biopsy system |
Family Cites Families (63)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3673394A (en) | 1969-02-18 | 1972-06-27 | North American Rockwell | Measuring method and apparatus |
US4400827A (en) | 1981-11-13 | 1983-08-23 | Spears James R | Method and apparatus for calibrating rapid sequence radiography |
US4680028A (en) | 1984-07-02 | 1987-07-14 | Lact-Assist, Incorporated | Flexible breast receptor for breast pump |
FI85803C (en) | 1989-11-23 | 1992-06-10 | Planmed Oy | FOERFARANDE OCH ANORDNING FOER STYRNING AV FUNKTIONER AV EN MAMMOGRAFIROENTGENANORDNING. |
US5409497A (en) | 1991-03-11 | 1995-04-25 | Fischer Imaging Corporation | Orbital aiming device for mammo biopsy |
US5289520A (en) | 1991-11-27 | 1994-02-22 | Lorad Corporation | Stereotactic mammography imaging system with prone position examination table and CCD camera |
US5308321A (en) | 1992-05-05 | 1994-05-03 | Castro Donna J | Retainer assisted by vacuum expansion system |
US6075879A (en) * | 1993-09-29 | 2000-06-13 | R2 Technology, Inc. | Method and system for computer-aided lesion detection using information from multiple images |
US5709206A (en) * | 1995-11-27 | 1998-01-20 | Teboul; Michel | Imaging system for breast sonography |
DE19639975C1 (en) * | 1996-09-27 | 1998-05-07 | Siemens Ag | Diagnostic and therapeutic equipment e.g. computer tomograph, MRI, shock wave generator radiation diagnosis or therapy |
AU7368798A (en) * | 1997-05-06 | 1998-11-27 | Quanta Vision | Tissue analysis apparatus |
US5991357A (en) | 1997-12-16 | 1999-11-23 | Analogic Corporation | Integrated radiation detecting and collimating assembly for X-ray tomography system |
US6175117B1 (en) * | 1998-01-23 | 2001-01-16 | Quanta Vision, Inc. | Tissue analysis apparatus |
DE19812995A1 (en) | 1998-03-25 | 1999-10-07 | Siemens Ag | Mammography unit, especially for magnified image mammography |
TW406009B (en) * | 1999-07-16 | 2000-09-21 | Nat Science Council | 3-D localization method of clustered microcalcifications using cranio-caudal and medio-lateral oblique views |
US6254614B1 (en) | 1999-10-18 | 2001-07-03 | Jerry M. Jesseph | Device and method for improved diagnosis and treatment of cancer |
DE10026792A1 (en) | 2000-05-31 | 2001-12-06 | Bip Biomedizinische Instr & Pr | Diagnostic and therapy table comprises lying surface with breast holes module and table swivel mechanism plus tread for placing mounting patients feet. |
US7467892B2 (en) | 2000-08-29 | 2008-12-23 | Imaging Therapeutics, Inc. | Calibration devices and methods of use thereof |
US7940966B2 (en) | 2000-11-24 | 2011-05-10 | U-Systems, Inc. | Full-field breast image data processing and archiving |
US6419390B1 (en) * | 2001-03-26 | 2002-07-16 | Marianette Landis-Lowell | Folding mammography table and method of use |
US7218766B2 (en) * | 2002-04-15 | 2007-05-15 | General Electric Company | Computer aided detection (CAD) for 3D digital mammography |
US7783089B2 (en) * | 2002-04-15 | 2010-08-24 | General Electric Company | Method and apparatus for providing mammographic image metrics to a clinician |
US7149566B2 (en) * | 2002-10-31 | 2006-12-12 | Manoa Medical, Inc. | Soft tissue orientation and imaging guide systems and methods |
US7286634B2 (en) * | 2002-12-23 | 2007-10-23 | Select Technologies, Llc | Method and apparatus for improving baggage screening examination |
DE602004022514D1 (en) * | 2003-02-20 | 2009-09-24 | Manoa Medical Inc | BENDABLE CUTTING DEVICE |
US6872001B1 (en) * | 2003-05-05 | 2005-03-29 | Peco Controls Corp. | X-ray shielding structure for food inspection station |
US7850613B2 (en) | 2003-05-30 | 2010-12-14 | Orison Corporation | Apparatus and method for three dimensional ultrasound breast imaging |
US6837772B1 (en) | 2003-07-18 | 2005-01-04 | Regina Miracle International Limited | Breast cup construction |
GB0318701D0 (en) * | 2003-08-08 | 2003-09-10 | Inst Of Cancer Res The | A method and apparatus for image processing |
JP2005258370A (en) | 2003-09-05 | 2005-09-22 | Fuji Photo Film Co Ltd | Radiation cassette |
US7005988B2 (en) | 2003-09-19 | 2006-02-28 | International Business Machines Corporation | Using radio frequency identification to detect and/or prevent theft and shoplifting |
US20050096515A1 (en) * | 2003-10-23 | 2005-05-05 | Geng Z. J. | Three-dimensional surface image guided adaptive therapy system |
US7653229B2 (en) * | 2003-12-23 | 2010-01-26 | General Electric Company | Methods and apparatus for reconstruction of volume data from projection data |
JP4119835B2 (en) | 2003-12-26 | 2008-07-16 | ジーイー・メディカル・システムズ・グローバル・テクノロジー・カンパニー・エルエルシー | Exposure dose calculation method and X-ray imaging apparatus |
US7519209B2 (en) * | 2004-06-23 | 2009-04-14 | Vanderbilt University | System and methods of organ segmentation and applications of same |
US20060239398A1 (en) | 2005-03-07 | 2006-10-26 | Fused Multimodality Imaging, Ltd. | Breast diagnostic apparatus for fused SPECT, PET, x-ray CT, and optical surface imaging of breast cancer |
JPWO2006106927A1 (en) * | 2005-04-01 | 2008-09-11 | 啓治 澁谷 | Breast examination equipment |
US10492749B2 (en) | 2005-05-03 | 2019-12-03 | The Regents Of The University Of California | Biopsy systems for breast computed tomography |
DE102005022347B4 (en) | 2005-05-13 | 2010-08-12 | Siemens Ag | Medical basic system and medical technology system |
US7573034B2 (en) * | 2005-05-18 | 2009-08-11 | Carestream Health, Inc. | Mobile radiography image recording system |
US7492858B2 (en) | 2005-05-20 | 2009-02-17 | Varian Medical Systems, Inc. | System and method for imaging and treatment of tumorous tissue in breasts using computed tomography and radiotherapy |
US7304578B1 (en) | 2005-06-02 | 2007-12-04 | Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. | Tag including RFID circuit storing data modifiable using a physically alterable medium |
WO2006128302A1 (en) * | 2005-06-02 | 2006-12-07 | The Medipattern Corporation | System and method of computer-aided detection |
EP1904977B1 (en) | 2005-07-08 | 2010-12-15 | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | Backprojection reconstruction method for ct imaging |
JP4837507B2 (en) * | 2005-10-06 | 2011-12-14 | 富士フイルム株式会社 | Breast imaging device |
DE102005048049B4 (en) | 2005-10-07 | 2010-09-23 | Karlsruher Institut für Technologie | Device for image-assisted breast diagnosis and therapy |
US7558370B2 (en) | 2005-11-07 | 2009-07-07 | Sommer Jr Edward J | Method and apparatus for improving identification and control of articles passing through a scanning system |
DE102005053993A1 (en) * | 2005-11-10 | 2007-05-24 | Siemens Ag | Diagnostic device and diagnostic method for combined and / or combinable radiographic and nuclear medicine examinations |
US8014576B2 (en) * | 2005-11-23 | 2011-09-06 | The Medipattern Corporation | Method and system of computer-aided quantitative and qualitative analysis of medical images |
US7806855B2 (en) | 2006-04-11 | 2010-10-05 | Playtex Products, Inc. | Manual breast pump |
US7483511B2 (en) * | 2006-06-06 | 2009-01-27 | Ge Homeland Protection, Inc. | Inspection system and method |
US7840046B2 (en) * | 2006-06-27 | 2010-11-23 | Siemens Medical Solutions Usa, Inc. | System and method for detection of breast masses and calcifications using the tomosynthesis projection and reconstructed images |
US7677799B2 (en) * | 2006-07-28 | 2010-03-16 | General Electric Company | Coordination of radiological imaging subsystems and components |
WO2008024611A2 (en) | 2006-08-21 | 2008-02-28 | Ev Products, Inc. | Staggered array imaging system using pixilated radiation detectors |
US20080084961A1 (en) | 2006-10-04 | 2008-04-10 | Cynthia Keppel | Method and apparatus for combined gamma/x-ray imaging in stereotactic biopsy |
JP4851298B2 (en) * | 2006-10-31 | 2012-01-11 | 富士フイルム株式会社 | Radiation tomographic image generator |
WO2008054279A1 (en) | 2006-10-31 | 2008-05-08 | Xcounter Ab | Imaging arrangement and system for imaging |
JP3133186U (en) | 2007-04-17 | 2007-07-05 | 岡崎産業株式会社 | Bra wash case |
JP2008272093A (en) | 2007-04-26 | 2008-11-13 | Toshiba Corp | X-ray imaging apparatus for breast and x-ray imaging method for breast |
US7764765B2 (en) * | 2007-07-24 | 2010-07-27 | Fujifilm Corporation | Cassette and mobile X-ray image capturing apparatus |
US7697658B2 (en) | 2008-02-01 | 2010-04-13 | Virginia Tech Intellectual Properties, Inc. | Interior tomography and instant tomography by reconstruction from truncated limited-angle projection data |
EP2168487A1 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2010-03-31 | MIR Medical Imaging Research Holding GmbH | Method and device for thermal treatment of breast tumours with three dimensional monitoring |
EP2189114A1 (en) * | 2008-11-22 | 2010-05-26 | MIR Medical Imaging Research Holding GmbH | Device for fixing the female breast for diagnostic imaging and intervention |
-
2009
- 2009-03-11 EP EP09154900A patent/EP2168487A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2009-03-11 EP EP09154842A patent/EP2168484B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2009-03-11 US US12/402,225 patent/US7945019B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2009-03-11 EP EP09154848A patent/EP2168490A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2009-03-11 US US12/401,814 patent/US7881427B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2009-03-11 US US12/402,141 patent/US20100080349A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 2009-03-11 EP EP09154891A patent/EP2168486B1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2009-03-11 US US12/402,059 patent/US7869564B2/en active Active
- 2009-03-11 US US12/401,765 patent/US7864918B2/en active Active
- 2009-03-11 EP EP09154833A patent/EP2168489B1/en not_active Ceased
- 2009-03-11 US US12/401,792 patent/US8102964B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2009-03-11 US US12/401,735 patent/US7924974B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 2009-03-11 EP EP09154884.2A patent/EP2178048A3/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2009-03-11 EP EP09154863A patent/EP2168491A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2009-03-11 EP EP09154854A patent/EP2168485A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2009-03-11 US US12/401,976 patent/US8199993B2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
Patent Citations (48)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US4015836A (en) * | 1975-07-31 | 1977-04-05 | General Electric Company | Mammography table |
US4709382A (en) * | 1984-11-21 | 1987-11-24 | Picker International, Inc. | Imaging with focused curved radiation detectors |
US5803912A (en) * | 1989-11-21 | 1998-09-08 | Fischer Imaging Corporation | Positioning function mammographic biopsy function system with offset |
US5569266A (en) * | 1991-03-11 | 1996-10-29 | Fischer Imaging Corporation | Magnetic resonance imaging device useful for guiding a medical instrument |
US5273435A (en) * | 1992-07-16 | 1993-12-28 | The Mcw Research Foundation, Inc. | Tumor localization phantom |
US5273435B1 (en) * | 1992-07-16 | 1995-12-05 | Wisconsin Med College Inc | Tumor localization phantom |
US5386447A (en) * | 1992-09-23 | 1995-01-31 | Fischer Imaging Corporation | Mammographic screening and biopsy apparatus |
US5664569A (en) * | 1992-09-28 | 1997-09-09 | Fonar Corporation | Breast positioning device for use during magnetic resonance imaging |
US6298114B1 (en) * | 1994-05-11 | 2001-10-02 | Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha | X-ray mammography apparatus |
US5528043A (en) * | 1995-04-21 | 1996-06-18 | Thermotrex Corporation | X-ray image sensor |
US5609827A (en) * | 1995-05-02 | 1997-03-11 | Beekley Corporation | Biopsy specimen container |
US5757878A (en) * | 1996-08-16 | 1998-05-26 | Analogic Corporation | Detector arrangement for x-ray tomography system |
US6242743B1 (en) * | 1998-08-11 | 2001-06-05 | Mosaic Imaging Technology, Inc. | Non-orbiting tomographic imaging system |
US6325537B1 (en) * | 1998-10-16 | 2001-12-04 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | X-ray diagnosis apparatus |
US6415012B1 (en) * | 1999-02-17 | 2002-07-02 | Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba | Multi-slice X-ray computed tomography apparatus |
US6684097B1 (en) * | 1999-04-22 | 2004-01-27 | University Of Miami | Intraoperative monitoring of temperature-induced tissue changes with a high-resolution digital x-ray system during thermotherapy |
US6358246B1 (en) * | 1999-06-25 | 2002-03-19 | Radiotherapeutics Corporation | Method and system for heating solid tissue |
US20060094950A1 (en) * | 1999-11-18 | 2006-05-04 | Ruola Ning | Apparatus and method for cone beam computed tomography breast imaging |
US6480565B1 (en) * | 1999-11-18 | 2002-11-12 | University Of Rochester | Apparatus and method for cone beam volume computed tomography breast imaging |
US6463122B1 (en) * | 2000-08-21 | 2002-10-08 | Bio-Imaging Resource, Inc. | Mammography of computer tomography for imaging and therapy |
US20020181651A1 (en) * | 2001-05-04 | 2002-12-05 | Shepherd John A. | Device and method for determining proportions of body materials |
US6418188B1 (en) * | 2001-06-14 | 2002-07-09 | Juanita L. Broadnax | Radiation breast cup and method |
US20030072409A1 (en) * | 2001-10-12 | 2003-04-17 | Kaufhold John Patrick | Methods and apparatus for estimating a material composition of an imaged object |
US20030204965A1 (en) * | 2001-12-10 | 2003-11-06 | Hennessey C. William | Parallel kinematic micromanipulator |
US6819736B1 (en) * | 2002-02-22 | 2004-11-16 | Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | Computed tomography method and computed tomography apparatus |
US20040254461A1 (en) * | 2002-03-20 | 2004-12-16 | Ackerman William H. | Acoustic beam shaping by pulse power modulation at constant amplitude |
US7065393B2 (en) * | 2002-07-11 | 2006-06-20 | Cedara Software Corp. | Apparatus, system and method of calibrating medical imaging systems |
US20040082856A1 (en) * | 2002-07-16 | 2004-04-29 | Alfred E. Mann Institute For Biomedical Engineering, University Of Southern California | Support bra for ultrasonic breast scanner |
US20040066880A1 (en) * | 2002-10-02 | 2004-04-08 | Shiro Oikawa | Radiographic apparatus |
US20040092826A1 (en) * | 2002-11-08 | 2004-05-13 | Luc Corbeil | Method and apparatus for optical imaging |
US20040238750A1 (en) * | 2003-06-02 | 2004-12-02 | Habib Vafi | X-ray and CT image detector |
US20040251419A1 (en) * | 2003-06-16 | 2004-12-16 | Nelson Robert Sigurd | Device and system for enhanced SPECT, PET, and Compton scatter imaging in nuclear medicine |
US20050070817A1 (en) * | 2003-09-30 | 2005-03-31 | Mueller Richard L. | Lavage assist device |
US20080101538A1 (en) * | 2004-09-03 | 2008-05-01 | Claus-Gunter Schliermann | X-Ray Facility |
US20060145871A1 (en) * | 2004-12-02 | 2006-07-06 | Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Radio Frequency Identification for Medical Devices |
US20080205588A1 (en) * | 2005-02-11 | 2008-08-28 | Siyong Kim | System Including Computed Tomography Device For Image Guided Treatment |
US20070064867A1 (en) * | 2005-09-20 | 2007-03-22 | Hansen Timothy B | Apparatus and method to acquire data for reconstruction of images pertaining to functional and anatomical structure of the breast |
US20070092059A1 (en) * | 2005-10-25 | 2007-04-26 | Jeffrey Wayne Eberhard | Breast immobilization device and method of imaging the breast |
US20070238957A1 (en) * | 2005-12-22 | 2007-10-11 | Visen Medical, Inc. | Combined x-ray and optical tomographic imaging system |
US20070237306A1 (en) * | 2006-01-17 | 2007-10-11 | Jones Sharon D | Laser imaging apparatus with variable patient positioning |
US20080033420A1 (en) * | 2006-08-04 | 2008-02-07 | Nields Morgan W | Methods for planning and performing thermal ablation |
US20080037703A1 (en) * | 2006-08-09 | 2008-02-14 | Digimd Corporation | Three dimensional breast imaging |
US20080081984A1 (en) * | 2006-09-28 | 2008-04-03 | Lafferty Peter R | System and apparatus for rapid stereotactic breast biopsy analysis |
US20080089471A1 (en) * | 2006-10-11 | 2008-04-17 | Canon Kabushiki Kaisha | Medical breast-image capturing apparatus |
US20080221443A1 (en) * | 2007-03-07 | 2008-09-11 | Ritchie Paul G | Integrated Imaging and Biopsy System with Ancillary Device Authentication |
US20080230074A1 (en) * | 2007-03-23 | 2008-09-25 | Zheng Mike Q | Method and device for immobilization of the human breast in a prone position for radiotherapy |
US7453978B1 (en) * | 2007-06-25 | 2008-11-18 | University Of Tennessee Research Foundation | Variable resolution x-ray CT detector with multi-axis tilt |
US20090080604A1 (en) * | 2007-08-23 | 2009-03-26 | Fischer Medical Technologies, Inc. | Computed tomography breast imaging and biopsy system |
Cited By (23)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US20090064413A1 (en) * | 2007-09-06 | 2009-03-12 | Orbital Therapy Llc | Patient support system for full access prone position breast radiotherapy |
US8272088B2 (en) * | 2007-09-06 | 2012-09-25 | Orbital Therapy Llc | Patient support system for full access prone position breast radiotherapy |
US20100080345A1 (en) * | 2008-09-29 | 2010-04-01 | Mir Medical Imaging Research Holding Gmbh | Breast Locating Means for a Diagnostic Instrument for Examining a Female Breast |
US20100080343A1 (en) * | 2008-09-29 | 2010-04-01 | Mir Medical Imaging Research Holding Gmbh | X-Ray Machine for Breast Examination in a Standing Position |
US20100080347A1 (en) * | 2008-09-29 | 2010-04-01 | Mir Medical Imaging Research Holding Gmbh | Method for Defining an Individual Coordination System for a Breast of a Female Patient |
US20100080350A1 (en) * | 2008-09-29 | 2010-04-01 | Mir Medical Imaging Research Holding Gmbh | Method and Device for Thermal Breast Tumor Treatment with 3D Monitoring Function |
US7924974B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2011-04-12 | Mir Medical Imaging Research Holding Gmbh | X-ray machine for breast examination in a standing position |
US7945019B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2011-05-17 | Mir Medical Imaging Research Holding Gmbh | Method and device for thermal breast tumor treatment with 3D monitoring function |
US8102964B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2012-01-24 | Mir Medical Imaging Research Holding Gmbh | Breast locating device including an RFID transponder for a diagnostic instrument for examining a female breast |
US8199993B2 (en) | 2008-09-29 | 2012-06-12 | Mir Medical Imaging Research Holding Gmbh | Method for defining an individual coordination system for a breast of a female patient |
US20140072107A1 (en) * | 2012-09-11 | 2014-03-13 | Sung Ho Chang | X-ray detector, x-ray detection system having the same, and x-ray detection method |
KR20140034992A (en) * | 2012-09-11 | 2014-03-21 | 삼성디스플레이 주식회사 | X-ray detector, x-ray detecting system including the same, and method for detecting x-ray |
US9107643B2 (en) * | 2012-09-11 | 2015-08-18 | Samsung Display Co., Ltd. | X-ray detector, X-ray detection system having the same, and X-ray detection method |
KR102001926B1 (en) * | 2012-09-11 | 2019-07-30 | 삼성디스플레이 주식회사 | X-ray detector, X-ray detecting system including the same, and method for detecting X-ray |
US20140079183A1 (en) * | 2012-09-18 | 2014-03-20 | Jan Rimbach | Apparatus for Examining Test Bodies |
US9304092B2 (en) * | 2012-09-18 | 2016-04-05 | Matrix Technologies Gmbh | Apparatus for examining test bodies |
US9301726B2 (en) * | 2014-05-02 | 2016-04-05 | Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | CT machine for multi-angle scanning of stationary patients |
US10180207B1 (en) * | 2017-07-13 | 2019-01-15 | Danylo Kozub | Stand |
US20190350791A1 (en) * | 2018-05-16 | 2019-11-21 | Siemens Healthcare Gmbh | Patient couch with apparatus for reversibly receiving a transfer board |
EP4226876A1 (en) * | 2022-02-09 | 2023-08-16 | Storz Medical AG | Shock wave device having improved acoustic coupling |
EP4226875A1 (en) * | 2022-02-09 | 2023-08-16 | Storz Medical AG | Shock wave device having a source self aligning with an x-ray device |
EP4226877A1 (en) * | 2022-02-09 | 2023-08-16 | Storz Medical AG | Shock wave device with integrated ultrasound probe |
EP4226874A1 (en) * | 2022-02-09 | 2023-08-16 | Storz Medical AG | Ultrasound and/or shock wave device with hexapod platform mounted source |
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
---|---|
US7945019B2 (en) | 2011-05-17 |
US20100080343A1 (en) | 2010-04-01 |
EP2168489B1 (en) | 2011-06-29 |
EP2168486B1 (en) | 2011-10-05 |
EP2168484A1 (en) | 2010-03-31 |
US7869564B2 (en) | 2011-01-11 |
EP2168489A1 (en) | 2010-03-31 |
US7881427B2 (en) | 2011-02-01 |
US20100080348A1 (en) | 2010-04-01 |
EP2168491A1 (en) | 2010-03-31 |
EP2168487A1 (en) | 2010-03-31 |
US7924974B2 (en) | 2011-04-12 |
EP2178048A2 (en) | 2010-04-21 |
US8199993B2 (en) | 2012-06-12 |
EP2168486A1 (en) | 2010-03-31 |
EP2168484B1 (en) | 2011-10-26 |
US20100080346A1 (en) | 2010-04-01 |
EP2168485A1 (en) | 2010-03-31 |
US20100080347A1 (en) | 2010-04-01 |
US8102964B2 (en) | 2012-01-24 |
EP2178048A3 (en) | 2017-07-19 |
US20100080350A1 (en) | 2010-04-01 |
US20100080344A1 (en) | 2010-04-01 |
US20100080345A1 (en) | 2010-04-01 |
US7864918B2 (en) | 2011-01-04 |
EP2168490A1 (en) | 2010-03-31 |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US20100080349A1 (en) | Modular System for Diagnosis and Surgical Operation on a Breast | |
US7597473B2 (en) | X-ray recording device with an X-ray detector and an X-ray emitter | |
US20080025459A1 (en) | X-ray hybrid diagnosis system | |
JP4345966B2 (en) | 3D reconstruction system and method using variable distance between X-ray source and image | |
JPH08238236A (en) | Ct apparatus | |
CN110167443A (en) | Cantilevered x-ray CT system for multiaxis imaging | |
US7404674B2 (en) | Computed tomography apparatus and patient positioning table therefor allowing rotation of the patient support plate | |
EP0446259A1 (en) | X-ray apparatus | |
CN112137632B (en) | Method for providing collision information and medical imaging device | |
US6942385B2 (en) | Method and device for positioning a slice level of an x-ray exposure | |
JPH0767870A (en) | Medical inspection apparatus and detection of movement of patient table of medical inspection apparatus | |
CN201271257Y (en) | X-radiography scanning digital device for diagnosis | |
JP2008029844A6 (en) | X-ray combined diagnosis system | |
US20070211847A1 (en) | Method for recording projection data sets of an object under examination | |
CN103068314A (en) | Medical diagnostic imaging equipment | |
JP2002248098A (en) | Method and apparatus for specifying position in subject | |
US20240252129A1 (en) | Multi-axis medical imaging | |
JP5041591B2 (en) | X-ray imaging apparatus and adjusting method of rotating surface thereof | |
JP2008029846A6 (en) | X-ray imaging apparatus and adjusting method of rotating surface thereof | |
JP2005013489A (en) | X-ray ct equipment | |
EP3398516A1 (en) | Medical table and medical imaging apparatus including same | |
US7914206B2 (en) | X-ray apparatus with an x-ray source and an x-ray detector | |
US12016708B2 (en) | X-ray imaging apparatus | |
US11937961B2 (en) | Universal positioning system for X-ray imaging system | |
US20220280125A1 (en) | X-ray bed |
Legal Events
Date | Code | Title | Description |
---|---|---|---|
AS | Assignment |
Owner name: MIR MEDICAL IMAGING RESEARCH HOLDING GMBH,GERMANY Free format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:KALENDER, WILLI;SCHILLING, HARRY;SIGNING DATES FROM 20090310 TO 20090311;REEL/FRAME:022378/0773 |
|
STCB | Information on status: application discontinuation |
Free format text: ABANDONED -- FAILURE TO RESPOND TO AN OFFICE ACTION |