Magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus and medical image display apparatus
View Patent ↗A magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus includes an imaging unit which images each slice image of a subject in relation to a plurality of different imaging slices, a measurement unit which measures a magnetic resonance spectrum of the subject in relation to a measurement slice, a selection unit which selects slice images corresponding to one or more imaging slices which at least partially overlap the measurement slice from the plurality of slice images, and a creation unit which creates a display image which simultaneously shows the selected one or more slice images and the spectral image.
1. A magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus comprising:
an imaging unit which images each slice image of a plurality of imaging slices of a subject;
a measurement unit which measures a magnetic resonance spectrum of the subject in relation to a measurement slice;
a selection unit which selects an imaging slice which is closest to the measurement slice from the plurality of imaging slices; and
a creation unit which creates a display image which simultaneously shows the slice image of the selected imaging slice and the spectral image.
2. The magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the creation unit creates the display image which further shows an overlapping amount of the measurement slice relative to the selected imaging slice, the overlapping amount being shown in association with the slice image of the selected imaging slice.
3. The magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the creation unit shows the overlapping amount in the display image based on a degree that the selected imaging slice overlaps the measurement slice.
4. The magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the creation unit creates the display image which further shows a direction in which the measurement slice is shifted from the selected imaging slice with respect to the slice direction of the imaging slices.
5. The magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the slice images is obtained by multi-slice imaging.
6. A magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus comprising:
an imaging unit which images each slice image of a plurality of imaging slices of a subject;
a measurement unit which measures a magnetic resonance spectrum of the subject in relation to a measurement slice;
a selection unit which selects one or more imaging slices which at least partially overlap the measurement slice from the plurality of imaging slices; and
a creation unit which creates a display image which simultaneously shows the one or more slice images of the selected one or more imaging slices and the spectral image.
7. The magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the selection unit selects all imaging slices which at least partially overlap a measurement slice having the magnetic resonance spectrum measured.
8. The magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the creation unit creates the display image which further shows an overlapping amount of the measurement slice relative to the selected imaging slice, the overlapping amount being shown in association with the slice image of the selected imaging slice.
9. The magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the creation unit shows the overlapping amount in the display image based on a degree that the selected imaging slice overlaps the measurement slice.
10. The magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the creation unit creates the display image which further shows a direction in which the measurement slice is shifted from the selected imaging slice with respect to the slice direction of the imaging slices.
11. The magnetic resonance diagnosing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein each of the slice images is obtained by multi-slice imaging.
12. A medical image display apparatus which displays a spectral image representing a measurement result of a magnetic resonance spectrum, comprising:
a selection unit which selects an imaging slice which is closest to a measurement slice having the magnetic resonance spectrum measured from a plurality of imaging slices; and
a creation unit which creates a display image which simultaneously shows a slice image of the selected imaging slice and the spectrum image.
13. The medical image display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein the creation unit creates the display image which further shows an overlapping amount of the measurement slice relative to the selected imaging slice, the overlapping amount being shown in association with the slice image.
14. The medical image display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the creation unit shows the overlapping amount in the display image based on a degree that the selected imaging slice overlaps the measurement slice.
15. The medical image display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the creation unit creates the display image which further shows a direction in which the measurement slice is shifted from the selected imaging slice with respect to the slice direction of the imaging slices.
16. A medical image display apparatus which displays a spectral image representing a measurement result of a magnetic resonance spectrum, comprising:
a selection unit which selects one or more imaging slices which at least partially overlap a measurement slice having the magnetic resonance spectrum measured from a plurality of imaging slices; and
a creation unit which creates a display image which simultaneously shows the one or more slice images of the selected one or more imaging slices and the spectral image.
17. The medical image display apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the selection unit selects all imaging slices which at least partially overlap a measurement slice having the magnetic resonance spectrum measured.
18. The medical image display apparatus according to claim 16 , wherein the creation unit creates the display image which further shows an overlapping amount of the measurement slice relative to the selected imaging slices, the overlapping amount being shown in association with the slice image of the selected imaging slice.
19. The medical image display apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the creation unit shows the overlapping amount in the display image based on a degree that the selected imaging slice overlaps the measurement slice.
20. The medical image display apparatus according to claim 18 , wherein the creation unit creates the display image which further shows a direction in which the measurement slice is shifted from the selected imaging slice with respect to the slice direction of the imaging slices.