Mammography equipment, paddle, and a method of measuring the contact area between the breast and mammography equipment

摘要

A mammography apparatus for detecting malignant cells of a breast, comprising an X-ray source for providing an X-ray image of a breast and an X-ray detector associated with the X-ray source, and further detecting X-rays A paddle for flattening the breast by pressing it against the vessel, and a contact area measuring means for measuring the contact area between the breast and the paddle. The contact area measuring means is embodied by at least a first stack of electrically insulating material and electrically low resistance material, the first stack being provided on a surface facing the breast of the paddle, wherein the electrically low resistance material is It is characterized by being sandwiched between a paddle and an insulating material. [Selection] Figure 1