X-RAY MAMMOGRAPHY AND/OR BREAST TOMOSYNTHESIS USING A COMPRESSION PADDLE

An X-ray breast imaging system comprising a compression paddle in which the compression paddle comprises a front wall and a bottom wall. The front wall is configured to be adjacent and face a chest wall of a patient during imaging and the bottom wall configured to be adjacent a length of a top of a compressed breast. The bottom wall extends away from the patient's chest wall, wherein the bottom wall comprises a first portion and a second portion such that the second portion is between the front wall and the first portion. The first portion is generally non- coplanar to the second portion, wherein the compression paddle is movable along a craniocaudal axis. The x-ray breast imaging system also comprises a non-rigid jacket releasably secured to the compression paddle, the non-rigid jacket positioned between the compression paddle and the patient. 一种X射线乳腺成像系统，包括压迫桨，该压迫桨包括前壁和底壁。所述前壁配置成在成像过程中靠近并面对病人的胸腔壁，所述底壁配置成邻近被压紧的乳房的顶部的一长度段。所述底壁远离病人的胸腔壁延伸，其中所述底壁包括第一部分和第二部分使得所述第二部分在所述前壁与所述第一部分之间。所述第一部分与所述第二部分总体上是不共面的，其中所述压迫桨仅可以沿