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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2013
Koninklijke Philips N.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Jeremy David Pettinato, Mentor, OH (US);
Shufang Dong, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Sriram Rajagopal, Mayfield Heights, OH (US);
Joanne Marie Stack Oyen, Chesterland, OH (US);
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
An imaging system () includes a gantry () that defines an examination region () and a subject support (). The subject support includes a tabletop () that supports an object or subject in the examination region for a scan of the object or subject and a base () that supports the tabletop. A support frame () supports the base. The base is moveably affixed to the support frame and moves between a plurality of predetermined locations, which are based on corresponding distances from the gantry. A support frame drive system () moves the base alternatively to one of the plurality of predetermined locations in response to an input signal indicative of the one of the plurality of predetermined locations, which corresponds to a location of interest for the scan of the object or subject.