Patent ID: 7894876

Claim:
An apparatus for providing anatomical and molecular diagnostic imaging, comprising: a magnetic resonance (MR) coil assembly comprising MR coil wires and a translucent support between the MR coil wires for inserting into a body cavity; and an optical probe disposed within the MR coil assembly at a distal end of the apparatus adjacent the MR coil wires and moveable along an axis of the MR coil assembly relative to the MR coil, wherein the optical probe is configured to provide light to the body cavity and to detect fluorescence in the body cavity in response to the provided light, and wherein the optical probe is connected within the apparatus to enable the optical probe to be moved closer to a part of the MR coil in a first direction along the axis and moved further away from a part of the MR coil in a second and opposing direction along the same axis.