Patent ID: 9730659
Date: 2017-08-15
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An examination apparatus comprising: a radiation source configured to emit radiation; a detector array configured to detect radiation that has traversed an opening into which an object under examination is received while under examination; a guide mechanism for rotating the radiation source relative to the opening and relative to the detector array, wherein the detector array remains in a fixed position while the radiation source is being rotated using the guide mechanism; an ultrasound frontend component configured to transmit ultrasound waves into the object and to detect ultrasound waves reflected by the object while under examination; an immobilization device disposed between the radiation source and the opening and configured to substantially immobilize the object while under examination, the immobilization device defining a plurality of openings, wherein: an image reconstructor configured to generate a set of images of the object based upon the radiation detected by the detector array, a first image depicting a first cross-sectional slice of the object parallel to the top surface of the immobilization device and a second image depicting a second cross-sectional slice of the object parallel to the first cross-sectional slice of the object; and an ultrasound subsystem configured to generate an ultrasound image based upon detected ultrasound waves.