A method for examining and imaging a patient involves irradiating the patient using a radiation source disposed so as to be capable of irradiating the patient, receiving, using a radiation detector, radiation scattered by the patient and providing data corresponding to the radiation received. A multidimensional field rendering of the patient is constructed using the data provided by the radiation detector. The patient may be palpated with a variable pressure-producing device to generate a palpation pressure upon the patient.
