Patent ID: 7725158
Filing Date: 2010-05-25
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An integrated apparatus for MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) comprising: a scanner, a support for a patient, and a supporting bench fully supporting a weight of both the scanner and the patient support, wherein said scanner and said patient support are mounted on said supporting bench such that a position of at least one of the scanner and the patient support can be changed with respect to the other of the scanner and the patient support, and wherein said supporting bench has a cross section that is in a form of a central arched part ending on both sides with two supporting wings, each one of said wings forming a lateral V-shaped groove having opposing upwardly projecting sides, each wing starting from a terminal lateral edge of the arched part and having a planar surface, a center peak of said arched part defining an upper level above the upwardly projecting side of the two wings.