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Enhanced high resolution breast imaging device and method utilizing non-ionizing radiation of narrow spectral bandwidth

  • US 6,345,194 B1
  • Filed: 03/21/2000
  • Issued: 02/05/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/06/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for obtaining mammography images of a sub-portion of a human breast using non-ionizing radiation comprising:

  • a source of non-ionizing radiation of relatively narrow spectral bandwidth disposed such that the radiation will be incident on a sub-portion of the breast to be scanned, a collimator disposed distal from said source to enable placement of the sub-portion of the breast to be scanned between said source and said collimator, a radiation detector disposed so as to detect radiation having passed through said collimator, and an optically transparent structure of suitable index of refraction for enabling compression of the sub-portion of the breast, the optically transparent structure including a breast compression surface configured to contact and compress the sub-portion of the breast, wherein the breast compression surface has a surface area less than 100 cm2.

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