Multimodality medical imaging system and method with intervening patient access area

The invention comprises a system and method for creating medical images of a subject patient using a plurality of imaging devices, such as tomographic imaging scanners. The system comprises a plurality of imaging devices, each having a bore through which a patient is translated during scanning. The...

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Main Authors EERDEN JACCO, HINES HORACE H, DESILETS MARK
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.08.2007
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEASUREMENT OF NUCLEAR OR X-RADIATION
MEASURING
MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES
MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PHYSICS
SURGERY
TESTING
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Summary:The invention comprises a system and method for creating medical images of a subject patient using a plurality of imaging devices, such as tomographic imaging scanners. The system comprises a plurality of imaging devices, each having a bore through which a patient is translated during scanning. The bores of each device are substantially aligned axially with respect to each other. An open area is formed between the imaging devices along the path of the patient, through which a caregiver can attain line-of-sight visual contact with or other access to the patient. During a scanning operation, the scanned portion of a patient is transported through the bore of the first device, past the opening between the devices and into the bore of the second device.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20010027843