CPC A61B 6/032 (2013.01) [A61B 6/12 (2013.01); A61B 6/4092 (2013.01); A61B 6/4441 (2013.01); A61B 6/584 (2013.01); A61B 6/04 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A method of performing a radiologic biopsy, comprising:
scanning a living human subject with a CT scanner and obtaining CT scan images of the living human subject;
identifying in the CT scan images a localized area of potential pathology;
identifying with the CT scanner an X, Y and Z coordinates within said area of potential pathology;
scanning with a radiation from a free-electron laser said area of potential pathology at, or proximate to said X, Y and Z coordinates;
obtaining a dataset of sub-micron resolution image data from said scanning with said radiation; and
resolving of said dataset to produce a radiographic image having cellular level resolution of at least a portion of said area of potential pathology.
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