Abstract: Described herein is an approach to determine a deflection of a portion of an imaging system tabletop located at iso-center utilizing a tabletop deflection determiner with a least a first portion located on a rotating gantry portion of the imaging system. In one non-limiting instance, an imaging system includes a rotating gantry portion (606) with an aperture defining an examination region, a tabletop (620) that supports a subject or object in the examination region, wherein the tabletop cantilevers into and deflects in the examination region, and a tabletop deflection determiner (622) that determines a deflection of the tabletop in the examination region, wherein a first portion (702, 706) of the tabletop deflection determiner is located on the rotating gantry portion.

Abstract: Described herein is an approach to determine a deflection of a portion of an imaging system tabletop located at iso-center utilizing a tabletop deflection determiner with a least a first portion located on a rotating gantry portion of the imaging system. In one non-limiting instance, an imaging system includes a rotating gantry portion (606) with an aperture defining an examination region, a tabletop (620) that supports a subject or object in the examination region, wherein the tabletop cantilevers into and deflects in the examination region, and a tabletop deflection determiner (622) that determines a deflection of the tabletop in the examination region, wherein a first portion (702, 706) of the tabletop deflection determiner is located on the rotating gantry portion.

Abstract: A split-top RF coil is provided. The split-top RF coil includes a first housing (80) having a first RF coil portion (41) disposed therein and a second housing (84) having a second RF coil portion (42) disposed therein. A plurality of slides (100) are disposed on at least one of the housings and a plurality of slide tracks (101) are disposed the housing opposite the slides for receiving the slides. The first and second housings are mechanically coupled via the slides and slide tracks. The RF coil also includes a plurality of electric connector pins (110) disposed on at least one of the housings and a plurality of pin receivers (111) disposed on the housing opposite the pins for receiving the conductor pins. Electric connections between the first and second coil RF coil portions are made via the pins and receivers.