Abstract #0590

First Hybrid Images from a Combined PET and Field-Cycled MRI System

Geron Andre Bindseil¹, William B. Handler¹, Timothy J. Scholl¹, Kyle M. Gilbert², Blaine A. Chronik¹

¹Department of Physics and Astronomy, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; ²Robarts Research Institute, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

The first fully interleaved hybrid images from a combined positron emission tomography (PET) and field-cycled MRI (FCMRI) system are presented. In FCMRI, it is possible to rapidly turn all magnetic fields off, enabling the use of conventional photomultiplier-tube-based PET detectors. PET data were acquired during MRI sequences in an interleaved manner with a period of several seconds.