Patent ID: 8245335
Filing Date: 2012-08-21
Classification: A61B,G01R

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for use in imaging of a head of a patient using Magnetic Resonance and X-ray imaging comprising: a patient support table, the patient support table comprising; a magnetic resonance imaging system for obtaining images of the part of the patient, the magnetic resonance imaging system comprising: and an X-Ray imaging system comprising: wherein the X-Rav imaging system is mounted for movement relative to the patient support table; the patient table including a head holder for the head of the patient comprising: the head holder and upper patient support portion being formed of one or more materials which are MR compatible; the head holder and upper patient support portion being formed of one or more materials each of which has for a sample of 10 mm thickness an Aluminum equivalence factor of less than 10 mm; the head holder and upper patient support portion being arranged such that the presence of the structural support component in an imaging zone of a magnetic resonance imaging system when generating the image does not generate any visually determinable distortion in the image.