| 摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To generate an image of an object of interest. <P>SOLUTION: A method comprising the following steps is provided: a step in which a first three-dimensional data set of the object is obtained at a first position using an X-ray source and a detector (82); a step in which a second three-dimensional data set of the object at the first position is obtained using an ultrasonic probe (84); and a step in which a three-dimensional image of the object is obtained by combining the first three-dimensional data set and the second three-dimensional data set (86). The invention further provides a medical imaging system for generating an image of the object of interest. The system comprises a detector array, at least one X-ray source, a compression paddle, an ultrasonic probe shifter assembly mechanically aligned with the compression paddle, an ultrasonic probe connected to the ultrasonic probe shifter assembly for delivering an ultrasonic signal to the compression paddle and the object of interest, and a computer connected to the detector array, the radiation source and the ultrasonic probe. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO</p> |
