Specimen radiography system comprising cabinet and a specimen drawer positionable by a controller in the cabinet
AssigneeHologic, Inc.
InventorsKenneth Defreitas, Timothy N. Wells, Thomas Deyoung, Henry Landry, Shawn St. Pierre, Shawn Hochstetler, Joseph Vartolone, Neil Roth, Michelle Lustrino
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Abstract
A specimen radiography system may include a controller and a cabinet. The cabinet may include an x-ray source, an x-ray detector, and a specimen drawer disposed between the x-ray source and the x-ray detector. The specimen drawer may be automatically positionable along a vertical axis between the x-ray source and the x-ray detector.
Claims20
A specimen radiography system comprising:
- a controller;
- and
- a cabinet comprising:
- an x-ray source,
- an x-ray detector, and
- a specimen drawer, disposed between the x-ray source and the x-ray detector, the specimen drawer being operably connected to the controller, the controller controlling a position of the specimen drawer along a vertical axis between the x-ray source and the x-ray detector, wherein the specimen drawer is extendable from the cabinet for receiving a specimen.
A method of scanning a specimen in a specimen radiography system including a controller, the method comprising:
- receiving the specimen within a specimen drawer extended from a cabinet;
- positioning, using the controller, the specimen drawer along a vertical axis in the cabinet, the specimen drawer movable between an x-ray source and an x-ray detector;
- imaging the specimen with the x-ray source and the x-ray detector;
- and
- displaying a specimen image on a display screen.
A specimen radiography system comprising:
- a controller;
- and
- a cabinet comprising:
- an x-ray source,
- an x-ray detector, and
- a specimen drawer, disposed between the x-ray source and the x-ray detector, the specimen drawer being operably connected to the controller, the controller controlling a position of the specimen drawer along a vertical axis between the x-ray source and the x-ray detector, wherein the specimen drawer is rotatable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.