CT-MRI combined Scanner -Proposed

Ge Wang et al have proposed a combined CT-MRI.  According to them combined CT-MRI scanner would reduce residual errors, enable simultaneous anatomical and functional imaging, and minimize exposure to ionizing radiation. Although multimodal imaging systems have become increasingly popular, a combined CT-MRI system has not yet been attempted.  They have designed the CT-MRI scanner based on realistic numerical simulation and engineering optimization.

Reference:  G. Wang, F. Liu, F. Liu, G. Cao, H. Gao, M. W. Vannier, Top-level design of the first CT-MRI scanner, 2013. Paper accepted at the Int'l. Meeting on Fully Three-Dimensional Image Reconstruction in Radiology and Nuclear Med., Lake Tahoe, CA, 17 June 2013.