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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Applicant:
Bernard Bouvier, Buc, FR;
Inventor:
Bernard Bouvier, Buc, FR;
Assignee:
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, Schenectady, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 22/00 (2006.01); A61B 6/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 6/547 (2013.01); A61B 6/4405 (2013.01); A61B 6/548 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of and system to perform image acquisition of a subject supported from a floor is provided. The system includes an imaging system and a table system having a tabletop in support of the subject from the floor. The table system also includes a mobile device having a drive to automatically transport the table system across the floor, identify a current position and to calculate a path relative to a reference to a pre-programmed target position for image acquisition.