Patent ID: 9050009
Filing Date: 2015-06-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. Mammography-apparatus for detecting malignant cells in a breast, said apparatus comprising an x-ray source and an x-ray detector that cooperates with the x-ray source for providing an x-ray image of said breast, and further comprising a paddle for flattening the breast by pressing it against said x-ray detector, wherein at least one sensor is applied for measuring a parameter that is used for determining a pressure at which the paddle compresses the breast, and wherein a control system is provided which is receivingly connected to said sensor and to a contact area measuring unit for measuring a contact area between the breast and the paddle, and which control system controls an actuation of the paddle depending on the pressure that is applied to the breast as established with the said at least one sensor and said contact area measuring unit in combination.