Patent ID: 8513946

Claim:
A method for imaging of a part of a patient using Magnetic Resonance prior to or at one or more intermediate times during a surgical procedure, the method comprising: using an MRI system including a magnet arrangement having a field of view and a patient support table for supporting a patient; outside the magnet, placing the patient on the table in a configuration arranged for the surgical procedure; while the patient remains substantially stationary in the configuration on the table, causing movement of either the table or the magnet so that the patient is moved into the field of view of the magnet; while the patient remains substantially stationary in the configuration on the table and while the patient is in the field of view, causing movement of the table relative to the magnet so as to adjust the position of the patient relative to the field of view so as to locate the position of the part of the patient to be imaged more effectively within the field of view of the magnet; while the patient remains substantially stationary in the configuration on the table, causing movement of either the table or the magnet so that the patient is removed from the magnet for the surgical procedure.