Patent 10194875 was granted and assigned to Hologic, Inc. on February, 2019 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A system for multi-mode breast x-ray imaging which comprises a compression arm assembly for compressing and immobilizing a breast for x-ray imaging, an x-ray tube assembly, an x-ray image receptor, and a patient shield is provided. The system is configured for a plurality of imaging protocols and modes.