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AssigneeHologic, Inc.
InventorsKenneth DeFreitas, Ian Shaw, John LaViola, Kathleen Pickett, Nikolaos A. Gkanatsios, Aaron Fand, Christopher Ruth
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A tilted needle biopsy assembly is provided for mounting on an x-ray system. Because the biopsy needle is angled relative to at least one of the detector and the x-ray source, x-ray imaging may be performed during the biopsy procedure without interference by the biopsy device. The angled biopsy needle additionally allows improved access to the axilla and chest wall of the patient. The stereotactic biopsy device of the present invention may be coupled to any x-ray system, whether upright or prone, including but not limited to mammography systems, tomosynthesis systems, and combination mammography/tomosynthesis systems. The system flexibly supports the use of any mode of image capture (i.e., scout, two dimensional mammogram, three-dimensional reconstructed volume) for either or both target visualization and target localization. With such an arrangement, a needle biopsy assembly having improved patient coverage is provided for use with a variety of different x-ray imaging platforms.
A needle biopsy assembly for positioning between an imaging source and an imaging detector, the needle biopsy assembly comprising:
An x-ray imaging system comprising:
A method of performing a breast biopsy using an x-ray imaging system comprising an x-ray source, an x-ray detector and a needle biopsy assembly supporting a biopsy device at an angle offset from a plane of the x-ray detector, the method including the steps of:
An x-ray imaging system comprising:
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