Mammography device for breast examination combines both X-ray and ultrasonic examination facilities in a single unit so that a patient does not have to move between examination areas with consequent realignment of equipment

摘要

Mammography device has an X-ray tube (12), a receiver (14) for capturing the radiation incident from the tube, an ultrasonic measurement transducer (18) that is manipulated manually by an operator, a compression pad (16) between tube and receiver that is transparent to X-rays; and sensors (20) for determining the position of the ultrasonic transducer relative to the rest of the mammography device.