SYSTÈME ET PROCÉDÉ DE FUSION DE DONNÉES D'IMAGE TRIDIMENSIONNELLE PROVENANT D'UNE PLURALITÉ DE SYSTÈMES D'IMAGERIE DIFFÉRENTS DESTINÉS À ÊTRE UTILISÉS EN IMAGERIE DIAGNOSTIQUE
A multi-modality cancer screening and diagnosis system is provided that allows cancer screening and diagnosis of a patient using at least two different and sequential three-dimensional imaging techniques without patient repositioning. The system includes a first three-dimensional image acquisition device, a second three-dimensional image acquisition device having a probe with a transmitter mounted thereon, and a positioning paddle for positioning and immobilizing an object to be imaged during the cancer screening and diagnosis procedure. The positioning paddle is designed to facilitate visualization of the breast in both three-dimensional modalities without movement of the patient, and preferably is designed to position the patient with comfort during a diagnosis procedure which uses both imaging modalities.
