The diagnostic imaging system and method includes at least one hemispherical portion having a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface defining a breast containment chamber, and at least around a torso of the user to retain the hemispherical portion in the breast. A hemispherical portion made of an elastic material, comprising: a means for wearing a hemispherical portion that is positionable； and a connecting tube that is associated with the hemispherical portion so that the containment chamber is in fluid communication with a vacuum source； A device for facilitating breast screening is provided that is switchable between a compressed state of the breast and a released state of the breast. [Selection] Figure 1画像診断システム及び方法は、乳房の収容チャンバを画定する凸状外面及び凹状内面を有する少なくとも１つの半球型の部分と、半球型の部分を乳房に保持するように少なくとも使用者の胴体の周囲に配置可能な、半球型の部分を着用する手段と、収容チャンバを減圧源と流体連通させるように半球型の部分と対応付けられる接続チューブと、を備え、弾性材料からなる半球型の部分は、乳房の圧縮状態と乳房の解放状態とに切り替え可能である、乳房検診を容易にする装置を備える。【選択図】図１
