Ge Precision Healthcare LLC

Michelle DeLong Samalik

Sharon Ghelman

Ronald George Kulas

Kelly Vonderhaar Kaiser

Vishwanath Nayak

Brian Edward Nett

Chelsey Amanda Lewis

Mark Ciesko

Jonathan R Polhamus

Various systems are provided for an adjustable tilting head holder. In one example, a system comprises an adjustable tilting head holder for use with an imaging system the adjustable head holder comprising a table attachment coupled to a first half of a hinge via a first extension arm and the adjustable head holder coupled to a second half of the hinge, and tilt adjustment bar comprising a first rod adjacent to a lever on a first end of the tilt adjustment bar, the first rod configured to engage with a ratchet system of a tilt adjustment mechanism, the tilt adjustment bar further comprising a second rod at a second end of the tilt adjustment bar that is engaged with a joint of a second extension of the table attachment, wherein the second rod is configured to pivot within the joint.

Methods and systems for an adjustable head holder

Systems and methods for obtaining images are described. A method may include detecting a patient residing on a table proximate the system and detecting one or more artifact areas within an anatomical scan range of the patient. In some examples, the method can include generating an artifact area indicator for the system to display, wherein the artifact area indicator comprises data indicating a location for each of the one or more artifact areas that reside within the anatomical scan range of the patient.

Systems and methods for artifact detection for images

Various systems are provided for an adjustable tilting head holder. In one example, a system comprises an adjustable tilting head holder for use with an imaging system the adjustable head holder comprising a head cradle, a tilt adjustment mechanism with a plurality of locking positions arranged below a first end of the head cradle, a table mount extending from a second end of the head cradle, and a tilt adjustment bar that extends from the table mount through the tilt adjustment mechanism, wherein the first end and the second end of the head cradle are located at opposite ends of the head cradle.

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Milwaukee, WI, United States of America

Michelle DeLong Samalik