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도 3은 도 1 및 도 2에서 보여지는 것과 유사한 시스템용 환자 차폐부를 도시하는 정면 입면도이고, 도 3a는 다른 유사한 입면도이지만, 향상된 영상합성 작동 모드에서 사용을 위한 제1 더 협각 소스 궤도("토모 아크(Tomo arc)") 및 제2 더 광각 소스 궤도("CT 아크")를 도시하고 있다.
도 4는 도 2와 다른 점에서는 동일하지만 환자 차폐부를 도시하고 있는 측면 입면도이다.
도 5 및 도 6은 도 1 및 도 2와 각각 유사하지만, 영상합성 모드 또는 유방조영술 모드에서 사용된 바와 같은 시스템을 도시하고 있다.
도 7은 수용체 하우징 내부에서 피벗할 수 있는 촬영 수용체를 도시하는 사시도이다.
도 8은 환자의 편평화된 유방을 통한 X선의 상이한 경로 길이의 개략도이다.
도 9는 다수의 촬영 모드 중 임의의 하나에서(또는 단지 단일 모드에서) 작동할 수 있는 통합형 X선 시스템을 도시하는 블록도이다.
도 10 및 도 11은 시스템 작동 및 환자 편안함을 향상시키는 대안 실시예의 부분을 도시한다.
도 12 내지 도 15는 ET 및 CT를 포함하는 촬영 모드에 특히 적합하지만, T 모드(Tmm) 및 M 모드에 대해 또한 유용한 다른 대안 실시예를 도시한다.
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- X선 유방 촬영 시스템이며,
환자의 유방을 고정하도록 구성된 유방 고정기와,
X선 소스 및 X선 촬영 수용체로서, 수용체가 상기 고정기 주위의 소스의 제1 궤도 동안 각각의 2차원(2D) 투영 영상합성 X선 화상(ETp1) 및 상기 고정기 주위의 소스의 더 긴 제2 궤도 동안 화상(ETp2)을 얻는 향상된 영상합성 모드(ET)에서 유방을 촬영하도록 구성된 X선 소스 및 X선 촬영 수용체와 - 화상(ETp2)당 X선 선량이 화상(ETp1)당 X선 선량보다 작음 -,
상기 ETp1 화상이 상기 ETp2 화상보다 더 높은 공간 주파수 성분을 기여하고 선택된 두께 및 배향을 갖는 각각의 유방 슬라이스를 표현하는 재구성된 화상(ETr)을 얻기 위해 상기 화상(ETp1, ETp2)에 영상합성 화상 재구성 처리를 인가하도록 구성된 컴퓨터 구현식 화상 프로세서를 포함하는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템. - 제1항에 있어서, 상기 소스 및 수용체는 상기 소스가 제1 궤도에서만 이동하고 단지 화상(Tp1)만이 얻어져서 유방 슬라이스 화상으로 처리되는 영상합성 모드(T)에서 교번적으로 작동하도록 또한 구성되는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 소스 및 수용체는 상기 수용체가 X선 유방조영상(Mp)을 발생하는 동안 상기 소스 및 수용체가 상기 유방 고정기에 대해 고정된 위치에 유지되는 유방조영술 모드(M)에서 교번적으로 작동하도록 또한 구성되는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 소스 및 수용체는 상기 수용체가 다수의 CT 투영 화상(CTp)을 발생하는 동안 상기 유방 고정기 주위에서 회전하도록 또한 구성되는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 소스 및 수용체의 모두는 수용체가 ETp2 화상을 얻는 동안 상기 유방 고정기 주위로 이동하도록 구성되고, 이동하는 소스 및 수용체를 에워싸도록 구성된 환자 차폐부를 더 포함하는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 제1 및 제2 궤도를 둘러싸고 상기 유방 고정기가 위치되어 있는 중앙 개구를 갖는 환자 차폐부를 포함하고, 상기 중앙 개구는 환자가 그 내부에 그녀의 팔을 삽입하게 하기 위해 충분히 커서, 환자의 유방이 상기 유방 고정기 내에서 고정될 때 환자의 겨드랑이의 적어도 상당한 부분이 촬영 체적에 진입하게 되는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제6항에 있어서, 상기 유방 고정기는 중앙 위치로부터 상기 중앙 개구의 원주방향 주연부 부근 및 상기 수용체에 근접한 위치로 상기 중앙 개구 내에서 반경방향으로 이동하도록 구성되는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 소스의 제1 및 제2 궤도를 둘러싸고 상기 소스 궤도의 외부의 원호 내의 환자의 하체를 위한 개구를 갖는 환자 차폐부를 포함하는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 제1 궤도는 7.5° 내지 50°의 원호에 걸치고, 상기 제2 궤도는 50° 내지 250°의 원호에 걸치는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 화상 프로세서는 투영 영상합성 화상으로부터 유방의 합성 유방조영상을 발생하도록 또한 구성되는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제1항에 있어서, 상기 소스는 실질적으로 모든 투영 화상(ETp1, ETp2)을 위해 상기 수용체에서 실질적으로 일정한 광자 카운트에 기여하는 방사선을 방사하도록 구성되는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 다수의 작동 모드를 갖는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템이며,
촬영 체적 내에서 환자의 유방을 고정하도록 구성된 유방 고정기와,
이하의 시스템 모드, (a) 유방조영술 모드(M), (b) 영상합성 모드(T), 및 (c) 향상된 영상합성 모드(ET) 중 임의의 하나에서 선택적으로 작동하도록 구성된 X선 소스 및 X선 촬영 수용체로서,
(a) 상기 모드(M)에 있을 때, 상기 시스템은 상기 소스 및 수용체가 상기 고정기에 대해 고정된 위치에 있는 동안 촬영된 유방조영상 화상(Mp)을 생성하고, (b) 상기 모드(T)에 있을 때, 상기 시스템은 상기 고정기 주위의 소스 궤도에서 상기 소스의 각각의 위치로부터 각각 촬영된 복수의 2차원(2D) 투영 화상(Tp)을 생성하고, (c) 상기 모드(ET)에서 작동할 때, 상기 시스템은 상기 유방 고정기 주위의 제1 소스 궤도(ET1)에서 상기 소스의 각각의 위치로부터 촬영된 2D 투영 화상(ETp1) 및 상기 고정기 주위의 제2 소스 궤도(ET2)에서 상기 소스의 각각의 위치로부터 촬영된 2D 투영 화상(ETp2)을 생성하는,
X선 소스 및 X선 촬영 수용체 - 화상(ETp2)당 X선 선량이 화상(ETp1)당 X선 선량보다 작음 -;
(a) 상기 모드(M) 작동에 응답하여 화상(Mp)을 디스플레이 유방조영상 화상(Mpd)으로 처리하고, (b) 상기 모드(T) 작동에 응답하여 화상(Tp)에 제1 영상합성 화상 재구성 처리를 인가하고 이에 의해 재구성된 유방 슬라이스 화상(Tr)을 생성하고, (c) 상기 모드(ET) 작동에 응답하여 상기 화상(ETp1, ETp2)에 제2 영상합성 화상 재구성 처리를 인가하여 재구성된 유방 슬라이스 화상(ETr)을 생성하도록 구성된 컴퓨터 구현식 화상 프로세서로서,
적어도 유방 고정 방향에서 공간 해상도는 상기 화상(Tr)에서보다 상기 화상(ETr)에서 더 큰, 컴퓨터 구현식 화상 프로세서를 포함하는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템. - 제12항에 있어서, 적어도 제1 및 제2 궤도를 둘러싸는 환자 차폐부를 포함하고, 상기 환자 차폐부는 상기 유방 고정기가 위치되어 있고 환자가 그녀의 유방이 상기 유방 고정기 내에 있을 때 환자의 겨드랑이의 적어도 상당한 부분이 촬영 체적 내에 있게 하도록 그녀의 팔을 삽입하게 하기 위해 충분히 큰 중앙 개구를 갖는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제13항에 있어서, 상기 유방 고정기는 ET 모드에서 작동을 위해 차폐부 개구의 중앙 위치와 M 모드 및 T 모드 중 적어도 하나에서 작동을 위해 상기 중앙 개구의 원주방향 주연부에서의 위치 사이에서 이동하도록 구성되는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제12항에 있어서, 상기 모드(T)는 서브모드(Tn) 및 서브모드(Tw)에서 선택적인 작동을 포함하고, 상기 서브모드(Tn)에서의 소스 궤도는 상기 서브모드(Tw)에서보다 짧은 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제12항에 있어서, 상기 T 모드 작동과 ET 모드 작동 중 적어도 하나에서 상기 고정기와 수용체 사이에 산란방지 그리드를 포함하는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제12항에 있어서, 상기 제2 영상합성 화상 재구성 처리는 화상(ETr) 내에서 화상(Tp1)으로부터보다 화상(Tp2)으로부터 낮은 공간 해상도 성분에 대한 더 큰 기여도를 포함하도록 구성되는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- 제12항에 있어서, 상기 X선 소스 및 X선 촬영 수용체는 유방의 재구성된 슬라이스 또는 체적 화상(CTr)을 발생하기 위해 CT 모드에서 선택적으로 작동하도록 또한 구성되는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템.
- X선 유방 촬영 시스템이며,
환자의 유방을 고정하도록 구성된 유방 고정기와,
협각 영상합성 서브모드(Tn) 및 광각 영상합성 서브모드(Tw)에서 유방을 선택적으로 촬영하도록 구성된 X선 소스 및 X선 촬영 수용체로서, 상기 서브모드(Tn)에서, 상기 수용체는 소스가 상기 고정기 주위의 더 좁은 원호 궤도를 횡단하는 동안 각각의 2차원(2D) 투영 영상합성 X선 화상(Tnp)을 얻고, 상기 서브모드(Tw)에서, 상기 수용체는 소스가 상기 고정기 주위의 더 넓은 원호 궤도를 횡단하는 동안 각각의 2D 투영 화상(Twp)을 얻는, X선 소스 및 X선 수용체와 - 화상(Twp)당 X선 선량이 화상(Tnp)당 X선 선량보다 작음 -,
Tn 모드에서 상기 투영 화상(Tnp)으로부터 3D 유방 슬라이스 화상(Tnr)을 재구성하기 위해 상기 화상(Tnp)에 영상합성 화상 재구성 처리를 인가하도록, 그리고 Tw 모드에서 상기 화상(Twp)으로부터 3D 유방 슬라이스 화상(Twr)을 재구성하기 위해 상기 화상(Twp)에 영상합성 재구성 처리를 인가하도록 선택적으로 작동하도록 구성된 컴퓨터 구현식 화상 프로세서를 포함하는 X선 유방 촬영 시스템. - X선 유방 영상합성 방법이며,
유방 주위의 소스의 제1 궤도를 따라 분포된 각각의 복수의 제1 X선 소스 위치로부터, 두께 방향에서 고정된 환자의 유방을 조사함으로써 제1 복수의 2차원(2D) 영상합성 투영 화상(ETp1)을 얻는 단계,
유방 주위의 소스의 제2 더 긴 궤도를 따라 분포된 각각의 복수의 제2 X선 소스 위치로부터 환자의 유방을 조사함으로써 제2 복수의 2차원(2D) 영상합성 투영 화상(ETp2)을 얻는 단계,
ETp1 및 ETp2 화상의 모두를 이용하여 영상합성 화상 재구성 프로세스를 통해 ETp1 및 ETp2 화상을 유방 슬라이스 화상(ETr)으로 컴퓨터 처리하는 단계를 포함하고,
화상(ETp2)당 X선 선량이 화상(ETp1)당 X선 선량보다 작은, X선 유방 영상합성 방법. - 제20항에 있어서, 환자의 유방 및 환자의 팔의 모두 및 환자의 겨드랑이의 적어도 일부를 촬영 체적 내에 삽입하는 단계를 포함하는 X선 유방 영상합성 방법.
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