POSITIONING APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT IN MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM

摘要

A positioning apparatus for positioning a patient in a medical imaging system is disclosed. The positioning apparatus includes one or more base units. A base unit may have one or more driving units, a table assembly and one or more supporting units. The table assembly may be used for holding the patient. The one or more supporting units may connect the table assembly and the base unit. A supporting unit is capable of being driven by a driving unit in a horizontal direction with respect to the base unit to move a portion of the table assembly into a scanning unit of the medical imaging system for positioning the patient.