X-RAY DEVICE AND IMAGE-PROCESSING METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a device and a method, in an X-ray device such as a mammography device, for acquiring a series of projections for tomosynthesis processing and simultaneously at least one radiographic image projection, for improving ergonomics at using the device to more simply and quickly use the X-ray device, and for constructing three-dimensional (3D) expression of an arbitrary two-dimensional (2D) area of a projection image of clinical interest. SOLUTION: An x-ray device comprises means for the production of at least one standard projection image of the object in which presumed suspect zones corresponding to radiological signs are represented by markers. The device comprises means for the production of a digital volume of markers in which 3D markers are created in order to represent presumed suspect zones of the object. The device also comprises means of re-projection of the 3D markers in the standard projection image in order to confirm the presence of the markers or eliminate or add the markers of the projection image is necessary. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT