Published February 23, 1988 | Version v1
Patent

Patient handling arrangements for NMR imaging systems

Description

In a nuclear magnetic resonance imaging system, including a magnet having a bore in which a subject to be imaged is to be located, a patient handling system is described comprising: a patient table which may be located so as to oppose the magnet bore, the patient table including a bottom portion and a top portion; a patient pallet, movably located on the top portion and adapted to be moved between the top portion and the magnet bore; mechanically driven transport means for transporting the patient pallet into and out of the magnet bore, including latch means for connecting the transport means to the patient pallet; and release means, located on the pallet, for manually releasing the latch means from the pallet, whereby the pallet may be manually removed from the magnet bore

Availability note (English)

U.S. Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C. 20231, USA, $.50.

Additional details

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
vp.
IPC:
Int. Cl. G01R 33/20.
IPC
Int. Cl. G01R 33/20.
Patent number
US patent document 4,727,328/A/

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19076869
Subject category
S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Non-conventional Literature
Descriptors DEI
IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE SCANNERS; MAGNETS; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PATIENTS; POSITIONING; RF SYSTEMS; TRANSPORT
Descriptors DEC
EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RESONANCE