X-ray machine for breast examination having a gantry incorporated in a patient table
AssigneeMir Medical Imaging Research Holding GmbH
InventorsHarry Schilling, Willi Kalender
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Abstract
An X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient comprises a gantry with an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector, and a horizontally disposed patient table with a cut-out portion for accommodating a breast of the patient. The gantry is rigidly mechanically suspended from the patient table. The gantry is adapted to rotate about an approximately vertical rotational axis in continuous rotational movement for imaging the breast. The gantry is also adapted to be moved in a vertical direction during said the rotational movement.
Claims6
An X-ray machine for imaging a breast of a female patient, comprising:
- an approximately horizontally disposed patient table with a cut-out portion for accommodating a breast of a female patient;
- a gantry rigidly mechanically suspended from the patient table, wherein the gantry comprises an X-ray tube and an X-ray detector, and wherein the gantry is adapted to rotate about an approximately vertical rotational axis in a continuous rotational movement for imaging a breast, and wherein the gantry is further adapted to be moved in a vertical direction during said rotational movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.