Patent ID: 9116216
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A61B,G01R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for combined magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear imaging of a human breast, the apparatus comprising: a magnetic resonance imaging system comprising first and second RF coils positioned opposite each other along a first axis, wherein the first and second RF coils are separated from each other by an open space, and a nuclear imaging system comprising first and second nuclear detectors positioned opposite each other along a second axis, which is perpendicular to the first axis, wherein the first and second nuclear detectors are disposed within the open space, and wherein both the first and second nuclear detectors are shielded from gamma and RF radiation, such that co-registered magnetic resonance imaging and nuclear imaging can be performed simultaneously; and a positioning apparatus comprising first and second compression paddles configured to compress the breast being imaged within the open space between the first and second RF coils, and wherein the first and second nuclear detectors are integrated with the respective first and second compression paddles.