Systems and methods for identifying biopsy location coordinates

A system for collecting a biopsy of a lesion within a patient based on one or more examination images previously collected from an examination device, the lesion having a location along X, Y, and Z axes, the system comprising:

• an x-ray tube configured to emit energy towards the patient;
• an x-ray detector opposite the x-ray tube and configured to detect the after passing through the patient;
• a compression paddle that defines a biopsy window therein, wherein the compression paddle is configured to compress the patient between the compression paddle and the x-ray detector while the energy is emitted from the x-ray tube and detected by the x-ray detector;
• a processing system that communicates with the x-ray detector and is configured to:
• generate a biopsy image of the patient based on the energy detected by the x-ray detector, wherein the biopsy image includes the lesion;
• access the one or more examination images of the patient previously collected using the examination device, wherein the one or more examination images include the lesion;
• analyze, while the patient remains compressed between the compression paddle and the x-ray detector, the biopsy image to determine a measured x-coordinate and a measured y-coordinate of the lesion along the X and Y axes, respectively;
• analyze the one or more examination images to determine a calculated z-coordinate of the lesion along the Z axis;
• and
• determine the location of the lesion along the X, Y, and Z axes based on the measured x-coordinate and the measured y-coordinate from the biopsy image and the calculated z-coordinate determined from the one or more examination images;
• wherein the system is configured such that to perform the biopsy of the lesion may be performed while the patient remains compressed between the compression paddle and the x-ray detector.