Patent ID: 9498175
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A61B,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A method of imaging a breast using a multi-mode mammography/tomosynthesis system, the method comprising: acquiring a two-dimensional image of a breast using a first x-ray dose in a first mode of operation of the multi-mode mammography/tomosynthesis system, wherein the first x-ray dose is emitted from an emission source when the emission source is stationary; and acquiring a set of tomosynthesis images of the breast in a second mode of operation of the multi-mode mammography/tomosynthesis system, wherein the set of tomosynthesis images is acquired from a plurality of projection images, wherein each of the plurality of projection images is acquired at a projection image x-ray dose less than the first x-ray dose, wherein each projection image x-ray dose is emitted when the emission source is rotating relative to the breast.