Abstract: A object handling system is moveable between various diagnostic imaging apparatus for imaging thereby. The handling system has an object handling computer 34 for storing object identification data and imaging data. Selectively linking the object handling computer 34 with a first imaging system provides the first imaging system with access to the object identification data and imaging data for use in the production of diagnostic images thereby. Similarly, the object identification data and imaging data are available to a second imaging system for use in the production of diagnostic images thereby when the object handling computer 34 is selectively linked thereto. The object identification data is associated with the diagnostic images produced by various imaging system for subsequent correlation of the object with the diagnostic images of the object.

Abstract: A magnetic resonance gantry (A) includes a magnet (12) which generates a uniform magnetic field in a thin (under 15 cm thick) imaging volume (10). Gradient coils (30) and radio frequency coils (20) transmit radio frequency and gradient magnetic field pulses of conventional imaging sequences into the imaging volume. A patient support surface (42) moves a patient continuously through the imaging volume as the pulses of the magnetic resonance sequence are applied. A tachometer (52) monitors movement of the patient. A frequency scaler (54) scales the frequency of the RF excitation pulses applied by the transmitter (22) and the demodulation frequency of the receiver (26) in accordance with the patient movement such that the selected slice moves in synchrony with the patient through the imaging volume. The slice select gradient is indexed after magnetic resonance signals to generate a full set of views for reconstruction into a two-dimensional image representation of the slice are generated.