Patient handling arrangements for NMR imaging systems

Patent · Tue Feb 23 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:5082064

Carper, R L; Keller, J T

In a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging system, including a magnet having a bore in which a subject to be imaged is to be located, a patient handling system is described comprising: a patient table which may be located so as to oppose the magnet bore, the patient table including a bottom portion and a top portion; a patient pallet, movably located on the top portion and adapted to be moved between the top portion and the magnet bore; mechanically driven transport means for transporting the patient pallet into and out of the magnet bore, including latch means for connecting the transport means to the patient pallet; and release means, located on the pallet, for manually releasing the latch means from the pallet, whereby the pallet may be manually removed from the magnet bore.

• Assignee: Technicare Corp., Solon, OH
• Patent Number(s): US 4727328
• Application Number: TRN: 88-019816
• OSTI ID: 5082064
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 15 Nov 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE
PATIENTS
IMAGE PROCESSING
MATERIALS HANDLING
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
POSITIONING
IMAGE SCANNERS
MAGNETS
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
RF SYSTEMS
TRANSPORT
EQUIPMENT
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
PROCESSING
RESONANCE
550602* - Medicine- External Radiation in Diagnostics- (1980-)