Medical image diagnosis apparatus and controlling method

A controlling method comprising:

• employing an imaging system included in a gantry supported by at least one column so as to be movable in a vertical direction and imaging a patient supported, from underneath, by a supporting and moving mechanism installed so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the gantry;
• generating an image on a basis of an output from the imaging system;
• and
• controlling the moving of the supporting and moving mechanism.

A medical image diagnosis apparatus comprising:

• a gantry including an imaging system related to imaging a patient;
• at least one column configured to support the gantry so as to be movable in a vertical direction;
• an processing circuitry configured to generate an image on a basis of an output from the imaging system;
• and
• a supporting and moving mechanism configured to support the patient from underneath, while being installed so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the gantry,
• wherein the processing circuitry configured to output information corresponding to one or both of a moving direction and a moving amount of the supporting and moving mechanism, on a basis of a region of interest of the patient and an imaging center of the imaging system.