US 10,765,395 B2 · Medical imaging diagnosis apparatus and scan planning device

Abstract

One embodiment, a medical imaging diagnosis apparatus includes a gantry, a bed and a processing circuitry. The gantry acquires data. The bed supports a table top such that the table top is horizontally and vertically movable relative to a floor surface. The processing circuitry determines a lift route of the table top from an initial height to a target height to be either a first route or a second route. The first route is in which the table top is vertically lifted relative to the floor surface from the initial height to the target height. The second route is in which the table top is vertically lifted, while being horizontally moved, relative to the floor surface from the initial height to the target height.

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Dependent claims

A medical imaging diagnosis apparatus comprising:

a gantry configured to acquire data;
a bed configured to support a table top such that the table top is horizontally and vertically movable relative to a floor surface;
and
processing circuitry configured to select, as a lift route of the table top from an initial height to a target height, either a first route or a second route, the first route being in which the table top is vertically lifted relative to the floor surface from the initial height to the target height, the second route being in which the table top is vertically lifted, while being horizontally moved, relative to the floor surface from the initial height to the target height,
wherein the first route is selected when a scan is a head scan, an external light projector is used, a direction of a subject is head-first, or a stretcher is used.

2 more elements

A scan planning apparatus connected to a medical imaging diagnosis apparatus including a gantry configured to acquire data, and a bed configured to support a table top such that the table top is horizontally and vertically movable relative to a floor surface, the scan planning apparatus comprising:

processing circuitry configured to select, as a lift route of the table top from an initial height to a target height, either a first route or a second route, the first route being in which the table top is vertically lifted relative to the floor surface from the initial height to the target height, the second route being in which the table top is vertically lifted, while being horizontally moved, relative to the floor surface from the initial height to the target height, wherein the first route is selected when a scan is a head scan, an external light projector is used, a direction of a subject is head-first, or a stretcher is used;
and
an interface configured to notify the medical imaging diagnosis apparatus of the selected lift route.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Medical imaging diagnosis apparatus and scan planning device

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Medical imaging diagnosis apparatus and scan planning device

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