Patent ID: 8515006
Filing Date: 2013-08-20
Classification: A61B,G06T

Abstract:
1. A system for breast imaging, comprising: a first compression member configured to contact a first side of a breast; a second compression member configured to contact a second side of a breast that is substantially opposite the first side; a first optical image sensor, coupled to the first compression member and configured to detect a position of a first fiducial marker located at the first side of the breast; a second optical image sensor, coupled to the second compression member and configured to detect a position of a second fiducial marker located at the second side of the breast; and an alignment system that receives information from at least one of the first or second image sensors and, based on the information, moves at least one of the first or second compression members such that the breast moves and the positions of the first and second fiducial markers become aligned.