Patent ID: 8886293
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A molecular breast imaging (MBI) system comprising: a first detector head including a first collimator and a first gamma-ray detector configured to receive gamma-rays from a portion of a subject arranged proximate the first collimator, the first detector head being an upper detector head of the MBI system; and a second detector head including a second collimator and a second gamma-ray detector configured to receive gamma-rays from the portion of the subject arranged between the first collimator and the second collimator, the second detector head being a lower detector head of the MBI system, the first detector head being repositionably opposed to the second detector head such as to compress, in operation of the MBI system, a tissue between the first and second detector heads; wherein at least one of the first collimator and the second collimator include multiple collimation sections, and wherein said MBI system is configured to generate a first visual representation of a region of said tissue, said first visual representation having a first annular portion and a second visual representation of a biopsy needle when the needle is inserted in said tissue, said second visual representation having a second annular portion, to enable guiding of the biopsy needle through said tissue and towards said region based on visual comparison of the first and second annular portions.