Patent ID: 8644908

Claim:
A method for imaging a region of a patient's body, the method comprising: immobilizing a portion of the patient's body with respect to an imaging reference frame; acquiring first imaging information corresponding to a first region of interest using a first imaging modality, said acquiring first imaging information comprising scanning with a first imaging system mounted on a platform; acquiring second imaging information corresponding to a second region of interest using a second imaging modality substantially simultaneously with acquiring said first imaging information using said first imaging modality, said acquiring second imaging information comprising scanning with a second imaging system mounted on said platform; first selectively moving at least a portion of one of said first and second imaging systems relative to said imaging reference frame, wherein first selectively moving comprises moving one of said first and second imaging systems independent of movement of the other of said first and second imaging systems on said platform on a common movement path relative for said first and second imaging systems, said first and second imaging systems operative to move solely along said common movement path relative to said imaging reference frame, said first and second imaging systems being positioned at opposing ends of said common path when said first and second imaging systems are not in use; and simultaneously or sequentially with said first selectively moving, second selectively moving at least a portion of one of said first and second imaging systems relative to said imaging reference frame, wherein said second selectively moving comprises moving one of said first and second imaging systems independently of movement of the other of said first and second imaging systems.