US 12,029,599 B2
Mammography imaging system using X-ray fluorescence
Peiyan Cao, Shenzhen (CN); and Yurun Liu, Shenzhen (CN)
Assigned to SHENZHEN XPECTVISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed by SHENZHEN XPECTVISION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., Shenzhen (CN)
Filed on Jul. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/859,499.
Application 17/859,499 is a continuation of application No. PCT/CN2020/076789, filed on Feb. 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0330910 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 6/00 (2024.01); A61B 6/04 (2006.01); A61B 6/42 (2024.01); A61B 6/50 (2024.01); G01N 23/2206 (2018.01); G01N 23/223 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 6/482 (2013.01) [A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/4241 (2013.01); A61B 6/485 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01); G01N 23/2206 (2013.01); G01N 23/223 (2013.01); A61B 6/4208 (2013.01); A61B 6/5235 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a radiation source configured to cause emission of characteristic X-rays of a chemical element in human breast tissues by generating and directing radiation to the human breast tissues;
a first image sensor configured to capture a first set of images of the human breast tissues using the characteristic X-rays;
a second image sensor configured to capture a second set of images of the human breast tissues using the radiation that has transmitted through the human breast tissues; and
a clamp configured to compress the human breast tissues against the second image sensor;
wherein the first image sensor is between the clamp and the second image sensor.