Medical imaging apparatus with image projecting units

An image projection system communicably coupled to a medical imaging apparatus, the image projection system, comprising:

• an image projection module for controlling projection of images for a subject to view, wherein at least one image is projected to at least one of walls of a scanning room and an inner surface of an image capturing subsystem of the medical imaging apparatus, the image capturing subsystem is configured to facilitate the subject to pass therethrough for capturing medical images of the subject;
• and
• at least one memory communicably coupled to the image projection module.

A method for communicating with a subject during a medical imaging exam, comprising:

• providing an image capturing subsystem positioned within a scanning room and the image capturing subsystem comprising an image projecting unit;
• and
• projecting with the image projecting unit an image on at least one of a scanning room wall.