Patent ID: 8374672

Claim:
A biomagnetic field measurement apparatus, comprising: a portal first support having two leg parts and a connecting part that connects upper parts of the two leg parts to each other; a cylindrical cryostat provided between the two leg parts under the connecting part; a detection sensor for detecting a biomagnetic field, which is placed medially in the cryostat and comprising a detector coil set positioned close to a tip end of the cryostat; a second support which is rotatably supported on the first support along an axis in a direction connecting the two leg parts of the portal first support and configured to control the tilt of the cryostat; a third support holding the cylindrical cryostat and being supported on rails formed on the second support and configured to control axial movement of the cryostat; driving units for driving the second and third supports respectively; and a control unit for controlling the driving units, wherein the first support forms a portal construction having an open space, which accommodates an examinee,between the two leg parts and under where the cryostat is provided.