Joseph John Manak,Kai Thomenius,Robert Wodnicki,Scott Zelakiewicz,Ying Fan,Andrea Schmitz,Weston Blaine Griffin
申请号：
US13677881
公开号：
US20140135623A1
申请日:
2012.11.15
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要：
An imaging assembly is provided including a paddle assembly, an X-ray detection unit, an ultrasound module, and a control module. The paddle assembly includes first and second plates that are articulable with respect to each other and configured to receive and compress an object to be imaged. The X-ray detection unit is mounted proximate to at least one of the first and second plates. The ultrasound module is configured to acquire ultrasound information of the object to be imaged and includes an ultrasound transducer articulably mounted to at least one of the first and second plates. The control module is configured to position the ultrasound transducer to scan a region of interest identified using X-ray information received from the X-ray detection unit, while not scanning at least a portion of the object outside of the region of interest.
