Patent ID: 6741673
Filing Date: 2004-05-25
Classification: A61B,Y10S

Abstract:
An improved subject table for use in an x-ray mammography apparatus, said subject table comprisinga first concave curved surface on at least one side of said subject table, said concave curved surface formed by at least two arcs with different radii, said concave curved surface formed for fittingly accommodating curvature of a rib cane below a human breast under examination; a second concave curved surface on at least one other side of said subject table, wherein the second concave curved surface is formed by at least two arcs with different radii, said second concave curved surface having a different configuration than the first concave curved surface, and said second concave curved surface fittingly accommodating curvature of a rib cage below a human breast under examination for individuals with different bodily dimensions than said first concave curved surface.