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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2001
Charles A. Green, Jr., Holbrook, NY (US);
Mark Gelbien, Levittown, NY (US);
William H. Wahl, Smithtown, NY (US);
Raymond V. Damadian, Woodbury, NY (US);
Charles A. Green, Jr., Holbrook, NY (US);
Mark Gelbien, Levittown, NY (US);
William H. Wahl, Smithtown, NY (US);
Raymond V. Damadian, Woodbury, NY (US);
Fonar Corporation, Melville, NY (US);
Abstract
A positioning system for an MRI system. One aspect includes a support member for moving a patient in a non-horizontal direction within a scanning area of the MRI system, a drive member for driving the support member, and a controller for controlling the drive member to position the patient at a desired location within the scanning area. One aspect includes a guide member attached to a floor beneath the scanning area for guiding a platform member along a first linear axis generally parallel to the floor and perpendicular to a magnetic field axis of a magnet of the MRI system. A controller controls a drive member to position the patient at a desired horizontal location within the scanning area. One aspect includes a frame, a platform member rotatably coupled to the frame. A controller controls a drive member to rotate the platform member and position the patient at a desired angle within the scanning area.