US 12,226,233 B2
Personalized breast imaging system
Biao Chen, Newark, DE (US); and Haili Chui, Fremont, CA (US)
Assigned to Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed by Hologic, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/538,581.
Application 18/538,581 is a continuation of application No. 16/942,268, filed on Jul. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,883,206.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/879,758, filed on Jul. 29, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0164720 A1, May 23, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/107 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06T 5/50 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/708 (2013.01) [A61B 5/004 (2013.01); A61B 5/0073 (2013.01); A61B 5/0077 (2013.01); A61B 5/1072 (2013.01); A61B 5/4312 (2013.01); A61B 5/442 (2013.01); A61B 17/3403 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G06T 5/50 (2013.01); G06T 2207/20221 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An imaging system for imaging a breast of a patient, the imaging system comprising:
an x-ray imaging device including an x-ray tube and an x-ray detector;
a breast compression device including a paddle and a platform;
at least one processor; and
memory coupled to the at least one processor, the memory comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, performs a set of operations comprising:
receiving a first set of physical attributes for the breast of the patient, wherein the first set of physical attributes are specific to the patient and comprise at least one of breast size, breast thickness, breast shape, breast volume data, and breast surface points;
customizing image acquisition parameters for the x-ray imaging device specific for the breast of the patient based on the first set of physical attributes, wherein the image acquisition parameters include automatic exposure control function, a spatial thickness distribution of tissue, and a desired number range of image slices used for breast volume reconstruction, the number of slices being based on breast thickness;
receiving a second set of physical attributes for the breast of the patient, wherein the second set of physical attributes comprise at least one of breast elasticity, breast composition distributions, and breast density; and
customizing compression parameters for the breast compression device specific for the breast of the patient based on at least one of the first set of physical attributes and the second set of physical attributes;
wherein the breast compression device is configured to compress the breast of the patient based on the customized compression parameters for the breast of the patient and the x-ray imaging device is configured to image the breast of the patient based on the customized image acquisition parameters for the breast of the patient, and
wherein the memory is configured to store the first set of physical attributes for the breast of the patient, the customized image acquisition parameters for the breast of the patient, the second set of physical attributes for the breast of the patient, and the customized compression parameters for the breast of the patient.