PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medical imaging apparatus capable of finding a deflection amount of a top board causing the lowering of an image accuracy.SOLUTION: This medical imaging apparatus 1A is provided with a bed 2 having the top board 5 on which a subject is mounted, an imaging section 3 executing an imaging operation for capturing a medical image of the subject on the top board 5, a resistor 7 which is provided on the top board 5 and whose resistance is varied according to the deflection amount T of the top board 5, and a measuring section 9 measuring the resistance of the resistor 7.COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT【課題】画像精度低下の要因となる天板の撓み量を求めることができる医用画像撮影装置を提供する。【解決手段】医用画像撮影装置1Aにおいて、被検体が載置される天板5を有する寝台2と、天板5上の被検体に対し、医用画像を撮影する撮影動作を行う撮影部3と、天板5に設けられ、天板5の撓み量Tに応じて抵抗値が変化する抵抗体7と、抵抗体7の抵抗値を測定する測定部9とを備える。【選択図】図1
