Schiff Hardin LLP
Mammography tomosynthesis apparatus with a compression plate having a recess therein
A tomosynthesis apparatus for mammography has an x-ray source for emission of x-ray beams from different directions directed toward a detector, and a compression plate and a support plate arranged in the beam path between the x-ray source and the detector. A breast to be examined is positioned and compressed between the compression plate and the support plate. The compression plate exhibits a concave recess open in the direction of the support plate on the side of the compression plate facing toward the support plate.
Research Foundation of State University of New York Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
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Wei Thomas
Zhao Mertelmeier