System and method for navigating x-ray guided breast biopsy
AssigneeHologic, Inc.
InventorsAndrew P. SMITH, Julian MARSHALL
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Abstract
A method of performing a procedure on a breast of a patient includes compressing the breast of the patient with a paddle of an imaging system and performing an initial imaging procedure on the breast of the patient. The initial imaging procedure includes imaging the breast with an x-ray source at a first energy to obtain a first image and a second energy to obtain a second image. A composite image is generated from the first image and the second image and displayed. A region of interest on the composite image is targeted and a biopsy is performed.
Claims20
A method of performing a procedure on a breast of a patient, the method comprising:
- compressing the breast of the patient with a paddle of an imaging system;
- performing an initial imaging procedure on the breast of the patient, wherein the initial imaging procedure comprises imaging the breast with an x-ray source at a first energy to obtain a first image and a second energy to obtain a second image;
- generating a composite image from the first image and the second image;
- displaying the composite image;
- targeting a region of interest on the composite image;
- and
- performing a biopsy on a target location.
A method of performing a procedure on a breast of a patient, the method comprising:
- compressing the breast of the patient with a paddle of an imaging system;
- imaging the breast with an x-ray source at a first energy to obtain a first image;
- imaging the breast with the x-ray source at a second energy to obtain a second image;
- identifying at least one difference between the first image and the second image, wherein the difference corresponds to a region of interest;
- and
- performing a biopsy on the region of interest.
A method of performing a procedure on a breast of a patient, the method comprising:
- compressing the breast of the patient with a paddle of an imaging system;
- delivering a plurality of x-ray energies to the breast from an x-ray source, so as to obtain a plurality of images;
- identifying at least one difference between the plurality of images, wherein the difference corresponds to a region of interest;
- displaying at least one image of the breast;
- identifying the region of interest on the displayed image;
- and
- performing a biopsy on the region of interest.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.