MR/X-RAY SCANNER HAVING FREELY ROTATABLE ANODE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a hybrid type MR/X-ray scanner having a freely rotatable anode rotatable when collecting data without hindering a uniform magnetic field. SOLUTION: This hybrid type MR/X-ray scanner can collect X-ray data and MR data by a single inspection without requiring to rearrange a patient. This hybrid system can provide the possibility of providing an image having the soft part tissue contrast, superior 3D description, capacity of imaging by a plurality of scan surfaces and physiological information as an MR scanner. An X-ray component of the hybrid type scanner includes the freely rotatable anode 104 rotating when collecting the data and rotated without introducing an unnecessary magnetic flux into an MR magnetic field. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI