Patent ID: 6414490
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A61B,G01R

Abstract:
A magnetic resonance imaging magnet comprising:(a) a magnet frame having a pair of pole faces spaced apart from one another along a horizontal pole axis and defining a patient-receiving space therebetween; (b) supports holding said frame so that said pole axis is above a floor of a structure so that a patient may enter said patient-receiving space by moving across said floor of said structure; (c) a magnetic flux generator operable to provide magnetic flux in said patient-receiving space; and (d) an elevator for raising or lowering a patient relative to said frame, wherein said elevator has a platform and said elevator is arranged to move said platform into a patient boarding position wherein said platform is close to said floor so that a patient standing on said floor of said structure can step onto said platform or can be wheeled onto said platform on a wheeled carriage.