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Title:
CT SCANNER
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002165781
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a CT scanner which permits a CT scanning position to be identified on a fluoroscopic image, makes a bed move to the CT scanning position so as to enable a CT scan for a specified section, and furnishes image data on an accurate region by conducting the CT scan few times.

The CT scanning object region of a subject 6 is identified by fluoroscopy. The identified position is detected by a position detecting means 19 installed in the bed 6. Positional information, brought about by the detection of the position, is stored in a position storing part 21 and used as control data for moving the bed 6 to a prescribed position of a trestle 1 so as to conduct the CT scan. The region identified by the fluoroscopy is accurately located in the prescribed position of the trestle 1.


Inventors:
TANPO KENICHI
Application Number:
JP2000368870A
Publication Date:
June 11, 2002
Filing Date:
December 04, 2000
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
TOSHIBA CORP
International Classes:
A61B6/00; A61B6/03; (IPC1-7): A61B6/03; A61B6/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Togawa Hideaki