Eugene A. Gregerson,Russell Stanton,Michael Connor,Michael Allen,Paul Sebring,Robert Powell
申请号：
US15359997
公开号：
US09962132B2
申请日:
2016.11.23
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
An imaging system and methods including a gantry defining a bore and an imaging axis extending through the bore, and at least one support member that supports the gantry such that the imaging axis has a generally vertical orientation, where the gantry is displaceable with respect to the at least one support member in a generally vertical direction. The imaging system may be configured to obtain a vertical imaging scan (e.g., a helical x-ray CT scan), of a patient in a weight-bearing position. The gantry may be rotatable between a first position, in which the gantry is supported such that the imaging axis has a generally vertical orientation, and a second position, such that the imaging axis has a generally horizontal orientation. The gantry may be displaceable in a horizontal direction and the system may perform a horizontal scan of a patient or object positioned within the bore.
