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AssigneeHologic, Inc.
InventorsFilip Nikolas Bundra, Christine Janssen, Zhenxue Jing, Tarpit Patel, Thomas Deyoung
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An x-ray breast imaging system includes a breast support platform including an x-ray receptor, and an x-ray tube head. The x-ray tube head includes an x-ray source configured to emit an x-ray beam in a direction towards the x-ray receptor, and a collimator. A filter assembly including a plurality of filter slots selectively positionable adjacent to the collimator, and a specimen imaging filter disposed within a slot of the plurality of filter slots. The specimen imaging filter includes at least one aperture defined therein. The specimen imaging filter also blocks a portion of the emitted x-ray beam so that the at least one aperture defines a path of the emitted x-ray beam towards the x-ray receptor.
An x-ray breast imaging system comprising:
A method of acquiring a tissue specimen image on an x-ray breast imaging system, the method comprising:
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