METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF COMBINING MAGNETIC RESONANCE AND NUCLEAR IMAGING

摘要

An multi-modality imaging system for imaging of an object under study that includes a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus and an MRI-compatible single-photon nuclear imaging apparatus imbedded within the RF coil of the MRI system such that sequential or simultaneous imaging can be done with the two modalities using the same support bed of the object under study during the imaging session.