MAMMOGRAPHIC APPARATUS
First Claim
1. A mammographic apparatus for imaging a patient'"'"'s breast area, comprising (A) a seating device for seating the patient;
- (B) an upper body support device for supporting an upper body of the patient seated on the seating device; and
(C) an image pickup device for picking up images of the breast area of the patient seated on the seating device and having the upper body supported by the upper body support device.
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Abstract
The mammographic apparatus of this invention maintains peripheral portions of the breast area Ma of the sternal plate of a patient M in contact with a sternal plate contact box 3 during radiography for RI distribution images of the breast area Ma of the patient M. Since the body motion accompanying respiration of the patient M shifts from the breast side to the back side, the motion of the breast area Ma of the patient M accompanying respiration of the patient M is suppressed easily. In addition, since radiography for RI distribution images is carried out with the patient M in a seated position seated on a seating unit 2, the apparatus is compact and can installed in a limited area, compared with an apparatus that carries out radiography for RI distribution images with a patient in a sleeping position lying on her back or on a side on a top board.
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1. A mammographic apparatus for imaging a patient'"'"'s breast area, comprising (A) a seating device for seating the patient;
- (B) an upper body support device for supporting an upper body of the patient seated on the seating device; and
(C) an image pickup device for picking up images of the breast area of the patient seated on the seating device and having the upper body supported by the upper body support device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
- (B) an upper body support device for supporting an upper body of the patient seated on the seating device; and
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12. A mammographic apparatus for imaging a patient'"'"'s breast area, comprising (b) an upper body support device for supporting an upper body of a patient in a standing or seated position;
- and (c) an image pickup device for picking up images of the breast area of the patient in the standing or seated position and having the upper body supported by the upper body support device.
- View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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