BREAST VOLUME MEASURING APPARATUS AND MAMMOGRAPHY EQUIPMENT USING THE SAME

摘要

The present invention relates to a breast volume measuring apparatus and a mammography apparatus using the same. The breast volume measuring apparatus includes a pressure module which controls at least one among a paddle and an image receptor assembly to press a breast, a measurement module which measures a breast volume by corresponding to a gap between the paddle and the image receptor assembly when a pressing force generated by the pressure module reaches a first value, a lookup table which stores breast volume information according to unit gaps, and an output module which extracts the breast volume information from the lookup table by using the unit gap and the breast volume measured by the measurement module.