MRI-CT SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SEQUENTIALLY IMAGING

An MRI-CT system and methods for sequentially (or simultaneously) imaging a subject involving a CT component for initially performing CT imaging, an 1VIR component for subsequently performing MR imaging, the 1VIR component and the CT component disposable in relation to one another in at least one of linearly aligned and colinearly aligned, and a movable barrier disposable between the CT component and the MR component, the movable barrier comprising a magnetic shield, and the movable barrier disposable in one of an open position and a closed position during 1VIRI scanning by the 1VIR component and in a closed position during CT scanning by the CT component.