CPC A61B 6/0478 (2013.01) [A61B 6/0414 (2013.01); A61B 6/4411 (2013.01); A61B 6/502 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A system for detecting malignant cells in a breast of a patient, comprising:
a seat that is tiltable between a first position, wherein the seat is level with a horizon and a second position, wherein the seat is tilted obliquely sideways with reference to the horizon; and
a mammography apparatus comprising an x-ray source and an x-ray detector,
wherein:
the seat comprises compression means for compressing the breast during x-ray B imaging of the breast with the mammography apparatus,
the compression means comprises a paddle and a table,
the compression means remain in a fixed horizontal orientation that is parallel to the horizon when the seat is in the second position, and
the paddle and the table are configured to move to and from each other in a vertical direction for compressing the breast.
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