Patent ID: 11864933
Assignee: HOLOGIC, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A system for imaging a breast, the system comprising:
a gantry;
a tube head rotatably coupled to the gantry;
an x-ray source disposed within the tube head;
a support arm movably coupled to the gantry, wherein the support arm comprises a breast support platform;
an x-ray detector disposed within the breast support platform;
an immobilization arm movably coupled to the support arm;
an immobilization paddle coupled to the immobilization arm, wherein the breast support platform and the immobilization paddle at least partially define an immobilization volume for immobilizing a breast;
at least one camera disposed adjacent an interface between the support arm and the breast support platform and arranged so as to capture images of the immobilization volume; and
an image display at least partially disposed on the system, wherein the image display is configured to display the images of the immobilization volume captured by the at least one camera.