NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nuclear medicine imaging apparatus and method capable of reducing time management loads.SOLUTION: The nuclear medicine imaging apparatus includes a detector, a collection part and a notification part. The detector detects a radiant ray radiated from a radioactive medicine given to a subject. The collection part collects data detected by the detector. The notification part measures lapse time from start of a collection protocol in which order and timing of processing to be performed by the subject are regulated synchronously with the collection protocol and notifies the subject of the timing of each processing included in the collection protocol by using the measured lapse time.