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Breast tomosynthesis with flexible compression paddle

  • US 9,943,280 B2
  • Filed: 03/07/2016
  • Issued: 04/17/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of breast image reconstruction, the method comprising:

  • positioning a breast on a support plate of an imaging system;

    compressing the breast with a flexible paddle;

    obtaining imaging data of the breast;

    estimating a breast thickness profile by at least one of placing markers on the breast, performing an image-based analysis of the obtained data, using an auxiliary system, and performing a model-based computation; and

    performing a three dimensional reconstruction of the breast using a thickness profile of the breast surface in at least one of an iterative reconstruction, a filtered back-projection reconstruction, and a joint reconstruction performed using information obtained from an ultrasound scan, the reconstruction including mitigation of effects associated with compression by the flexible compression paddle.

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