1. A patient monitoring system comprising:
a patient monitoring unit attached to a stationary portion of an imaging scanner; and
a plurality of leads connected to an interface on a moving portion of the imaging scanner and communicatively coupled to the patient monitoring unit.
2. A patient monitoring system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the stationary portion comprises a stationary table frame.
3. A patient monitoring system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the moving portion comprises a movable table portion.
4. A patient monitoring system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the interface comprises a junction box connecting the plurality of leads to a cable from the patient monitoring unit.
5. A patient monitoring system in accordance with claim 4 wherein the cable is configured to provide retractable operation.
6. A patient monitoring system in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a shelf mounted to the stationary portion and supporting the patient monitoring unit in a stationary position.
7. A patient monitoring system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the patient monitoring unit is positioned concealed within a motorized table of the imaging scanner and further comprising another interface on the motorized table and connecting the plurality of leads via a cable to the concealed patient monitoring unit.
8. A patient monitoring system in accordance with claim 1 wherein the imaging scanner comprises a nuclear tomo-cardiology scanner and the patient monitoring unit comprises one of an electrocardiogram (ECG) unit and an electroencephalogram (EEG) unit.
9. A patient monitoring system in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a cable in a protective sheath connecting the interface to the patient monitoring unit.
10. A medical imaging system comprising:
a scanner configured to image an object and having a movable table on a stationary table frame; and
a plurality of patient leads connected to the movable table.
11. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 10 further comprising an interface on the movable table connecting the plurality of patient leads to one of an electrocardiogram (ECG) monitor and an electroencephalogram (EEG) monitor.
12. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 11 wherein the monitor is connected to the stationary table frame such that the monitor is stationary during a scan and the plurality of patient leads move with the movable table during the scan.
13. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 11 further comprising a shelf connected to the stationary table frame and wherein the monitor is supported on the shelf.
14. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 11 wherein the monitor is concealed within the stationary table frame.
15. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 10 further comprising a cable connecting the plurality of patient leads to an ECG unit, the cable moving with the movable table.
16. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 15 further comprising a protective sheath surrounding the cable and configured to bend in a preferred direction and resist bending in other directions.
17. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 15 wherein the cable is configured to move in a plurality of directions relative to the movable table.
18. A medical imaging system in accordance with claim 10 wherein the scanner comprises a nuclear tomo-cardiology scanner.
19. A method for providing patient monitoring in connection with imaging, said method comprising:
providing a patient monitoring unit in a fixed orientation; and
allowing movement of a plurality of patient leads connected to the patient monitoring unit, the plurality of patient leads moving along with a movable table of an imaging system.
20. A method in accordance with claim 19 wherein the patient monitoring unit is mounted to a stationary portion supporting the movable table.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
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4. A method for PHICH (Physical H-ARQ Indicator Channel) resource allocation in a wireless communication system that supports a flexible TDD UL-DL (Time Division Duplex Uplink-Downlink) configuration and in which different TDD UL-DL configurations are available and the TDD UL-DL configuration used by first UEs (User Equipments) which operate according to the flexible TDD configuration can be different to the TDD UL-DL configuration used by second UEs which operate according to a long term TDD UL-DL configuration, the method involving, for a given subframe of a radio frame,
determining that the said subframe is not a DL subframe in the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by first UEs and also in the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by second UEs,
determining that the said subframe is a DL subframe in the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by first UEs but an UL subframe in the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by second UEs, and
allocating a PHICH resource according to LTE timing rules applicable to the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by first UEs.
5. The method for PHICH resource allocation as claimed in claim 4 further including,
determining that said given subframe is a DL subframe in the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by first UEs and also in the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by second UEs,
determining that a PHICH resource is not required by second UEs for said given subframe, and
allocating no PHICH resource to the subframe.
6. The method for PHICH resource allocation as claimed in claim 5 further including, for said given subframe,
determining that a PHICH resource is required by first UEs,
calculating the PHICH resource required for sending PUSCH HARQ-ACK or remaining PUSCH HARQ-ACK, and
allocating the PHICH resource for transmission thereof via ePHICH IE if available and enabled or via UL grant if ePHICH IE is not available or not enabled.
7. The method for PHICH resource allocation as claimed in claim 5 further including,
determining that a PHICH resource is required by second UEs for said given subframe,
determining that the PHICH resource is not required by first UEs, and
allocating the PHICH resource according to the LTE timing rules applicable to the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by second UEs.
8. The method for PHICH resource allocation as claimed in claim 7 further including,
determining that a PHICH resource is required by first UEs for said given subframe,
determining that the PHICH resource required by second UEs is not less than that required by first UEs,
determining that the PHICH resource required by second UEs is not more than that required by first UEs, and
allocating the PHICH resource according to the LTE timing rules applicable to the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by second UEs.
9. The method for PHICH resource allocation as claimed in claim 8 further including,
determining that the PHICH resource required by second UEs is more than that required by first UEs for said given subframe,
allocating the PHICH resource according to the LTE timing rules applicable to the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by second UEs, and
allocating the PHICH resource with IPHICH=1 for first UEs.
10. The method for PHICH resource allocation as claimed in claim 8 further including,
determining that the PHICH resource required by second UEs is less than that required by first UEs for said given subframe,
allocating the PHICH resource according to the LTE timing rules applicable to the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by second UEs, and
allocating the PHICH resource for first UEs to accommodate HARQ-ACK for (an) associated UL subframe(s) that have PUSCH HARQ-ACK timing aligned with that of second UEs.
11. The method for PHICH resource allocation as claimed in claim 10 further including, for said given subframe
calculating the PHICH resource required for sending PUSCH HARQ-ACK or remaining PUSCH HARQ-ACK of first UEs, and
allocating the PHICH resource for transmission thereof via ePHICH IE if this is available and enabled or via UL grant if ePHICH IE is not available or not enabled.
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13. A base station operable for use in a wireless communication system that supports a flexible TDD UL-DL configuration and in which different TDD UL-DL configurations are available and the TDD UL-DL configuration used by first UEs which operate according to the flexible TDD configuration can be different to the TDD UL-DL configuration used by second UEs which operate according to a long term TDD UL-DL configuration, and wherein the base station is operable to perform the method for PHICH resource allocation as claimed in claim 4.
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22. A mobile station operable for use by first UEs for PUSCH HARQ-ACK and PHICH signalling in a wireless communication system that supports a flexible TDD UL-DL configuration and in which different TDD UL-DL configurations are available and the TDD UL-DL configuration used by the first UEs which operate according to the flexible TDD configuration can be different to the TDD UL-DL configuration used by second UEs which operate according to a long term TDD UL-DL configuration, the mobile station performs the following, for a given flexible DL subframe of a radio frame in the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by the first UEs:
determining that the corresponding subframe in the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by the second UEs is not a DL subframe,
determining that the given DL subframe in the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by the first UEs is to carry PUSCH HARQ-ACK for first UEs, and
monitoring for PHICH allocation according to LTE timing rules applicable to the TDD UL-DL configuration in use by first UEs.