Method for compression of breast tissue
AssigneeSiemens Healthcare GmbH
InventorsHelmut GOLLWITZER, Andreas LIMMER
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Abstract
A method is for compression of breast tissue arranged between a paddle and a stage of a compression system for a mammography examination. The method includes generating a first compression of the breast tissue by building up a reference compression force by adjusting the paddle relative to the stage; comparing the first compression with a target compression; and adjusting the first compression to the target compression, the adjusting including exertion of a manual force on the paddle.
Claims25
A method for compression of breast tissue arranged between a paddle and a stage of a compression system for a mammography examination, comprising:
- generating a first compression of the breast tissue by building up a reference compression force by adjusting the paddle relative to the stage;
- comparing the first compression with a target compression;
- and
- adjusting the first compression to the target compression, the adjusting including exerting a manual force on the paddle.
A compression system for a mammography system, comprising a stage;
- a paddle, designed to compress breast tissue arranged between the paddle and the stage;
- a first force sensor arranged on the paddle, designed to measure a force sum on the paddle;
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- at least one processor, designed to generate control signals for generating at least one of a first compression and a target compression of the breast tissue for a mammography examination, wherein the at least one processor is configured to
- generate the first compression of the breast tissue by building up a reference compression force by adjusting the paddle relative to the stage and compare the first compression with a target compression, subsequent adjusting of the first compression to the target compression including exerting a manual force on the paddle.
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