Patent ID: 7381961

Claim:
A medical imaging system, comprising: a first head holding structure, including a first bracket holding a first medical imaging head facing an imaging area and at a first angle relative to said imaging area, and a second bracket holding a second medical imaging head facing said imaging area and at a second angle different than the first angle relative to said imaging area; a second head holding structure, including a third bracket holding a third medical imaging head facing said imaging area, and at a third angle relative to said imaging area, and a fourth bracket holding a fourth medical imaging head facing said imaging area, and at a fourth angle different than the third angle relative to said imaging area, and where said first, second, third and fourth imaging heads collectively surround said imaging area from four substantially opposite sides thereof; and a sliding structure, associated with said second head holding structure, and which allows said head holding structure to be slid along a linear axis which maintains substantially constant said first, second, third and fourth angles, which opens further a space between one of said heads on said first head holding structure and said heads on said second head holding structure, and where said space leads into said imaging area.