Medical imaging system with integrated body monitoring device
First Claim
1. A medical imaging system with an integrated body monitoring device, comprising:
- a movable platform for supporting a patient during image acquisition;
a connector mounted to the movable platform and configured to connect to electrodes attached to the patient via leads, the connector being mounted such that it moves together with the movable platform, and wherein the platform together with the connector are movable in at least a generally horizontal direction;
an image acquisition device for the acquisition of images of the patient upon the platform;
a body monitoring device for the monitoring of a body function of the patient during image acquisition via signals from said electrodes, said body monitoring device being configured to receive said signals through a communication medium coupled to said connector;
a control system for controlling operation of both said image acquisition device and said body monitoring device; and
a user interface, coupled to said control system, from which a user is able to operate both said image acquisition device and said body monitoring device.
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Abstract
In some preferred embodiments, a medical imaging system with an integrated body monitoring device is disclosed which includes: a movable platform for supporting a patient during image acquisition; an image acquisition device for the acquisition of images of the patient upon the platform; a body monitoring device for the monitoring of a body function of the patient during image acquisition; the body monitoring device being adapted to transmit body function signals to the image acquisition device and the image acquisition device being adapted to effect image acquisition based on the signals received from the body monitoring device; wherein the body monitoring device is integrated with the image acquisition system. In the preferred embodiments, the medical imaging system is a nuclear medical imaging system and the body monitoring device is an ECG device.
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26 Claims
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1. A medical imaging system with an integrated body monitoring device, comprising:
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a movable platform for supporting a patient during image acquisition; a connector mounted to the movable platform and configured to connect to electrodes attached to the patient via leads, the connector being mounted such that it moves together with the movable platform, and wherein the platform together with the connector are movable in at least a generally horizontal direction; an image acquisition device for the acquisition of images of the patient upon the platform; a body monitoring device for the monitoring of a body function of the patient during image acquisition via signals from said electrodes, said body monitoring device being configured to receive said signals through a communication medium coupled to said connector; a control system for controlling operation of both said image acquisition device and said body monitoring device; and a user interface, coupled to said control system, from which a user is able to operate both said image acquisition device and said body monitoring device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A medical imaging system with an integrated body monitoring device, comprising:
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a movable platform for supporting a patient during image acquisition; a connector mounted to the moveable platform and configured to connect to a body monitoring device and mounted such that it moves together with the moveable platform; an image acquisition device for the acquisition of images of the patient upon the platform; a support mechanism for said image acquisition device; and a body monitoring device mounted to the movable platform and configured to receive monitoring signals from a wire coupled to the patient and to process said signals for monitoring of a body function of the patient during image acquisition, wherein the platform together with the body monitoring device and the connector are movable in at least a horizontal direction. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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20. A medical imaging system with an integrated body monitoring device, comprising:
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a movable platform for supporting a patient during image acquisition; a connector mounted to the moveable platform and configured to connect to a body monitoring device and mounted such that it moves together with the moveable platform; an image acquisition device for the acquisition of images of the patient upon the platform; a support mechanism for said image acquisition device; and a body monitoring device mounted in or on the support mechanism and configured to receive monitoring signals from a wire coupled to the patient and to process said signals for monitoring of a body function of the patient during image acquisition, wherein the platform together with the body monitoring device and the connector are movable in at least a horizontal direction. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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