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Integral gamma-ray camera and compression member

  • US 6,377,838 B1
  • Filed: 06/04/1999
  • Issued: 04/23/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/04/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An imaging apparatus for imaging an object, whereby the object is a human body part or a small animal, the imaging apparatus comprising:

  • a gamma-ray camera disposed to press against the object;

    a compression member disposed to press against the object and to compress the object between the gamma-ray camera and said compression member, wherein said compression member is a compression plate or a second gamma-ray camera;

    and an attachment mechanism for attaching said gamma-ray camera to a mammography machine.

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