X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices – Specific application – Mammography
Patent
1995-11-17
1999-12-21
Porta, David P.
X-ray or gamma ray systems or devices
Specific application
Mammography
378 988, A61B 604
Patent
active
060059117
ABSTRACT:
A unique digital imaging device includes the digital imager, a mammography machine including the digital imager, a method for processing the digital image obtained by the digital imager, a local area network (LAN) comprising a number of mammography machines and one or more work stations, and a wide area network (WAN) for transmitting digital images to remote locations. The digital imager according to the present invention comprises a large area, single exposure digital imaging device is provided that allows a number of electronic imagers to be butted together to form an array of electronic imagers large enough to image an entire breast in a single exposure. A preferred embodiment of the digital imager comprises an optical system, such as fiber optic bundles, optically coupled with the surface of the electronic imager. The optical systems may have a surface larger than the electronic sensors, and may be butted together to provide a gap-free imaging surface.
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Porta David P.
Trex Medical Corporation
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