Compatibility production of a patient table and a medical imaging system

A system for producing compatibility of a patient table and a medical imaging system, wherein the patient table is designed to position a patient during an examination with the medical imaging system, the system comprising:

• an interface configured to:
• receive a functional scope of the patient table, wherein the functional scope of the patient table includes at least one function;
• and
• receive a functional scope of the medical imaging system, wherein the functional scope of the medical imaging system includes at least one function;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to:
• compare the functional scope of the patient table with the functional scope of the medical imaging system;
• and
• in response to the at least one function not being included in the functional scope of the patient table and in the functional scope of the medical imaging system, locking the at least one function by automatically adjusting a functionality of at least one component of the patient table or the medical imaging system that is associated with the at least one function from a predetermined functional operation to a reduced functional operation for use during the examination, to thereby prevent equipment malfunction during the examination with the medical imaging system,
• wherein the predetermined functional operation comprises indicating a first number of plugin locations for local coils,
• wherein the reduced functional operation comprises deactivating one or more of the first number of plugin locations to provide a second number of plugin locations that is less than the first number of plugin locations, and
• wherein the deactivating the one or more of the first number of plugin locations prevents data from being received from or sent to local coils that have been plugged into the one or more of the first number of plugin locations.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store program instructions that, when executed by a system for producing compatibility of a patient table and a medical imaging system, wherein the patient table is designed to position a patient during an examination with the medical imaging system, cause the system to:

• receive a functional scope of the patient table, wherein the functional scope of the patient table includes at least one function;
• and
• receive a functional scope of the medical imaging system, wherein the functional scope of the medical imaging system includes at least one function;
• and
• compare the functional scope of the patient table with the functional scope of the medical imaging system;
• and
• in response to the at least one function not being included in the functional scope of the patient table and in the functional scope of the medical imaging system, locking the at least one function by automatically adjusting a functionality of at least one component of the patient table or the medical imaging system that is associated with the at least one function from a predetermined functional operation to a reduced functional operation for use during the examination, to thereby prevent equipment malfunction during the examination with the medical imaging system,
• wherein the predetermined functional operation comprises indicating a first number of plugin locations for local coils,
• wherein the reduced functional operation comprises deactivating one or more of the first number of plugin locations to provide a second number of plugin locations that is less than the first number of plugin locations, and
• wherein the deactivating the one or more of the first number of plugin locations prevents data from being received from or sent to local coils that have been plugged into the one or more of the first number of plugin locations.