--- title: Understanding Imaging Tables Used in Healthcare description: Shop CME Corp imaging tables used in healthcare. 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And, supporting every clear X-ray, detailed CT scan, or precision surgical image is the often taken for granted, but essential, imaging table. Imaging tables are far more than just flat surfaces for patients undergoing imaging procedures. They in fact offer stable, adjustable, and radiolucent platforms essential for radiography. Imaging tables used in healthcare are designed to improve the quality of the images produced, the safety of the patient, and the ergonomic well-being of the clinical staff. With that said, let's explore the different types of imaging tables, their unique features and benefits. ## Fixed vs. Mobile Imaging Tables: Stability Meets Flexibility With imaging needs varying across healthcare settings, choosing the right type of imaging table is essential to achieving both diagnostic accuracy and workflow efficiency. One of the most important distinctions to understand is whether a table is fixed or mobile and the unique benefits of each table. Let’s take a closer look at how these two options compare. ### Fixed Imaging Tables Fixed imaging tables, as their name suggests, are permanently installed in an imaging suite. **Key Features:** **Benefits:** ### Mobile Imaging Tables In contrast with fixed imaging tables mobile imaging tables feature casters that allow them to be moved between imaging rooms or within a single large suite. **Key Features:** **Benefits:**   ## Manual vs. Motorized/Electrohydraulic Tables: Cost-Effectiveness vs. Precision While mobility plays a key role in how imaging tables are used within different clinical settings, the method of table adjustment is equally important. Beyond fixed and mobile, imaging tables may also be categorized as manual or motorized/electrohydraulic. Let’s explore the features and benefits of both types. ### Manual Imaging Tables Manual tables require physical effort on the part of clinicians to adjust height, tilt, and other positions. **Key Features:** **Benefits:**   ### Motorized/Electrohydraulic Imaging Tables Motorized or electrohydraulic imaging tables use electric motors or hydraulic systems for smooth and precise adjustments. **Key Features:** **Benefits:**   ## Modality-Specific Imaging Tables: Tailored for Technique Once the type and operation of an imaging table are determined, the next consideration is how it aligns with specific imaging methods. Different procedures, such as radiography, fluoroscopy, CT, MRI, and surgical imaging, require specialized tables designed to meet their unique technical and ergonomic demands. This is where modality-specific imaging tables come into play. Specialized imaging tables offer tailored features to optimize both performance and patient care. Here are the most common imaging tables used in healthcare. ### X-ray Tables X-ray imaging tables are specialized platforms designed to support patients during radiographic examinations. They are designed to provide stability, precise positioning, and easy access for both patients and technologists while allowing X-rays to pass through with minimal interference. Most X-ray tables feature a radiolucent tabletop made of carbon fiber or similar materials. These materials help ensure images are free of unwanted distortions or anomalies. Choose from fixed or mobile tables with adjustable height, tilt, and movement controls to accommodate different procedures, improve image accuracy, and support patient comfort. **Other Features:** **Benefits:**   ### Fluoroscopy Tables Fluoroscopy imaging tables are specialized tables designed for real-time X-ray imaging procedures, where continuous or dynamic visualization of internal structures is required. These tables are also typically radiolucent, allowing X-rays to pass through without distortion, and are engineered to work seamlessly with fluoroscopy systems. They often include advanced features such as motorized height and tilt adjustments, Trendelenburg positioning, and smooth patient movement to support precise imaging angles. Because fluoroscopy procedures can be lengthy, these tables also prioritize patient comfort and technologist accessibility, helping ensure accurate imaging and efficient workflow.  **Other Features:** **Benefits:**   ### CT (Computed Tomography) Imaging Tables CT imaging tables are specialized tables used in computed tomography (CT) scans to position and support patients while they pass through the CT scanner. These tables are designed with motorized longitudinal movement that precisely moves a patient through the CT scanners aperture. Most CT tables are motorized and radiolucent. They often include features like adjustable height, high weight capacity, and safety straps to ensure patient stability and comfort during scanning. **Other Features:** **Benefits:** ### MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Imaging Tables MRI imaging tables are designed to safely position and support patients during magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans. These tables are constructed of non-magnetic or non-ferromagnetic, radio-lucent materials to ensure compatibility with the strong magnetic fields of MRI machines. Typically, MRI tables include features such as cushions, straps, and removable sections to support different body parts for higher levels of patient comfort. MRI tables are also designed to support various coil placements. These coils and their positions are essential for capturing high-quality images. **Other Features:** **Benefits:** ### Surgical Imaging Tables (Hybrid OR Tables) Surgical imaging tables are used in operating rooms to support patients during procedures that require real-time imaging, such as fluoroscopy, angiography, or hybrid surgeries. These tables are designed to provide stability, precision positioning, and easy access to the patient for both the surgical team and imaging equipment. They often feature radiolucent surfaces, motorized adjustments for height, tilt, and rotation, and modular components that can accommodate different surgical procedures while ensuring patient safety and comfort.  **Other Features:** **Benefits:** ![FY2025 LinkedIn Post-1](https://blog.cmecorp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/FY2025%20LinkedIn%20Post-1.jpg?width=19&height=19&name=FY2025%20LinkedIn%20Post-1.jpg)[Shop CME Corp. for imaging tables.](https://www.cmecorp.com/shop/shop-by-category/medical-exam-room-tables/imaging-tables.html)   ## Choosing the Right Imaging Table for Your Facility Selecting the appropriate imaging table is a critical decision for any healthcare facility, whether a bustling city hospital or a town clinic. It requires thoughtful consideration of: - **Imaging Needs:** The most important consideration is what imaging table is best for the imaging needs of the facility. For example, An MRI table is useless in an X-ray room, and vice-versa. - **Patient Population:** Consider the typical weight, size, and mobility of your patients. Will you need a bariatric table? - **Workflow and Volume:** High-volume departments will benefit from motorized, efficient tables, while lower-volume settings might find manual tables more cost-effective. - **Budget:** Imaging tables represent a significant investment. Balance desired features with financial constraints. - **Space and Layout:** Fixed tables require dedicated space, while mobile tables offer flexibility. - **C-arm Compatibility:** If your procedures involve C-arms, ensure the table provides unrestricted access and adequate radiolucent areas. Imaging tables, far from being mere pieces of furniture, are **sophisticated medical devices that can directly contribute to diagnostic accuracy, patient safety, and operational efficiency.** Investing in the correct imaging table, one that aligns with your facility's specific imaging methods, patient needs, workflow, and budget, is **an investment in clearer imaging results, smoother procedures, and ultimately, better patient outcomes.** By understanding the diverse types of imaging tables and their specialized features, healthcare providers can make informed decisions that help elevate their standard of care.   ## Partner with CME Corp. for Imaging Tables As a nationally recognized healthcare equipment distributor and the only distributor focused solely on capital equipment used in healthcare, **CME has built relationships with industry leading imaging table manufacturers.** Our expert account managers will work with you and the manufacturers’ representatives to help select imaging tables with the features that satisfy both facility and patient needs. For our customers with construction or renovation projects, our  **Cad-based layout and design services will help healthcare professionals visualize the imaging equipment, in its environment,** down to the inch. Complementing CME’s singular capital medical equipment expertise are direct-to-site delivery and biomedical services. 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