US Patent Issued to GE Precision Healthcare on Sept. 16 for "System and method for training sensor-guided x-ray mammography system" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,414,750, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to GE Precision Healthcare LLC (Waukesha, Wis.).

"System and method for training sensor-guided x-ray mammography system" was invented by Laurence Vancamberg (Poissy, France), Serge Muller (Guyancourt, France) and Zhijin Li (Paris).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various methods and systems are provided for breast positioning assistance during mammography and image guided interventional procedures. In one example, a sensor detection system is utilized to evaluate one or more of a patient position, a breast position, and breast anatomy to determine if the patient and breast are adjusted to desired p...