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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
May. 14, 2010
Alexander Shvartsberg, Winnipeg, CA;
Labros Petropoulos, Chgrin Falls, OH (US);
Alexander Shvartsberg, Winnipeg, CA;
Labros Petropoulos, Chgrin Falls, OH (US);
Imris Inc., Winnipeg, MB, CA;
Abstract
In MR imaging, the patient is placed on the table in a configuration convenient for a surgical procedure and while in the configuration the patient is moved into the field of view by moving the magnet longitudinally and the table is moved in the bore relative to the magnet so as to optimize the part to be imaged within the field of view of the magnet. After imaging the table is moved back to the preset position and removed from the magnet for the surgical procedure to commence or continue. The movement includes movement along the longitudinal axis; transverse movement side to side; rolling movement about a longitudinal axis; tilting movement about a transverse axis and bending movement of the table relative to at least one transverse hinge line in the table at a position spaced from the ends of the table.