Patent ID: 9078618
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A method for scan setup for a diagnostic imaging system, the method comprising: activating a proximity sensor system associated with imaging detectors of the diagnostic imaging system, wherein the imaging detectors are in an L-mode configuration; initiating movement of a patient table of the diagnostic imaging system; and automatically iteratively adjusting positions of the patient table and the imaging detectors by moving at least a first imaging detector of the imaging detectors toward the patient table until the proximity sensor system detects a first state of the first imaging detector, then moving the patient table toward a second imaging detector of the imaging detectors, until the proximity sensor system detects a first state of the second imaging detector; and after moving the patient table towards the second imaging detector, moving the patient table back towards the first detector a distance to reach a patient table height scanning position, wherein the distance is less than a distance traveled by the patient table between the first state of the first and the first state of the second imaging detectors, wherein the automatically iteratively adjusting positions and moving at least the first imaging detector toward the patient table, moving the patient table toward a second imaging detector, and moving the patient table back towards the first detector occur before starting imaging acquisition.