Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and scanning-condition setting method
View Patent ↗In a console device that controls an Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) apparatus, a preset-information storage unit stores preset information including information about a plurality of scanning parameters that are grouped based on an instruction from an operator, and a scanning-condition setting unit sets scanning conditions based on parameter values of the scanning parameters that are grouped in the preset information stored by the preset-information storage unit.
1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
a preset-information storage unit that stores information for each group as preset information, the information including in a grouped manner a part of scanning parameters included in a plurality of scanning parameters required for a scan;
a preset-information selecting unit that selects at least one set of preset information from among the preset information stored in the preset-information storage unit, based on an instruction from an operator;
a scanning-condition setting unit that sets parameter values with respect to scanning parameters that are grouped in the preset information selected by the preset-information selecting unit;
a data collecting unit that collects data indicating an inside of a body of a subject in accordance with scanning conditions including the parameter values set by the scanning-condition setting unit; and
an image reconstructing unit that reconstructs an image from the data collected by the data collecting unit.
2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the sets of the preset information stored in the preset-information storage unit are associated with respective pieces of identification information arbitrarily set by an operator,
the apparatus further comprises an identification-information input receiving unit that receives from an operator an input of a piece of identification information, and
the preset-information selecting unit selects a set of preset information corresponding to the piece of the identification information received by the identification-information input receiving unit.
3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the identification information includes information about a scan aim,
the identification-information input receiving unit receives an input of information about the scan aim from an operator, and
the preset-information selecting unit selects preset information corresponding to the information about the scan aim received by the identification-information input receiving unit.
4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the identification information includes information about a scan method,
the identification-information input receiving unit receives an input of information about the scan method from an operator, and
the preset-information selecting unit selects preset information corresponding to the information about the scan method received by the identification-information input receiving unit.
5. The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein
the identification information includes information about a scan method,
the identification-information input receiving unit receives an input of information about the scan method from an operator, and
the preset-information selecting unit selects preset information corresponding to the information about the scan method received by the identification-information input receiving unit.
6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a scanning-protocol input receiving unit that receives an input of information related to a scanning protocol that is already set, wherein
the scanning-condition setting unit uses parameter values of same scanning parameters included in scanning conditions of a scanning protocol of which information is received by the scanning-protocol input receiving unit, when setting parameter values with respect to the grouped scanning parameters.
7. The apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a scanning-protocol input receiving unit that receives an input of information related to a scanning protocol that is already set, wherein
the scanning-condition setting unit uses parameter values of same scanning parameters included in scanning conditions of a scanning protocol of which information is received by the scanning-protocol input receiving unit, when setting parameter values with respect to the grouped scanning parameters.
8. The apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a scanning-protocol input receiving unit that receives an input of information related to a scanning protocol that is already set, wherein
the scanning-condition setting unit uses parameter values of same scanning parameters included in scanning conditions of a scanning protocol of which information is received by the scanning-protocol input receiving unit, when setting parameter values with respect to the grouped scanning parameters.
9. The apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a scanning-parameter selection receiving unit that receives an operation of selecting at least one scanning parameter from among the scanning parameters grouped in the preset information, wherein
the scanning-condition setting unit uses a parameter value of a same scanning parameter as the scanning parameter selected by the operation received by the scanning-parameter selection receiving unit, from among scanning parameters included in scanning conditions of the scanning protocol received by the scanning-protocol input receiving unit.
10. The apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising:
a scanning-parameter selection receiving unit that receives an operation of selecting at least one scanning parameter from among the scanning parameters grouped in the preset information, wherein
the scanning-condition setting unit uses a parameter value of a same scanning parameter as the scanning parameter selected by the operation received by the scanning-parameter selection receiving unit, from among scanning parameters included in scanning conditions of the scanning protocol received by the scanning-protocol input receiving unit.
11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a scanning-parameter selection receiving unit that receives an operation of selecting at least one scanning parameter from among the scanning parameters grouped in the preset information, wherein
the scanning-condition setting unit uses a parameter value of a same scanning parameter as the scanning parameter selected by the operation received by the scanning-parameter selection receiving unit, from among scanning parameters included in scanning conditions of the scanning protocol received by the scanning-protocol input receiving unit.
12. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a scanning-parameter selection receiving unit that receives an operation of selecting scanning parameters to be grouped from among the plurality of scanning parameters; and
a preset-information setting unit that causes the preset-information storage unit to store information that is grouped scanning parameters selected by the operation received by the scanning-parameter selection receiving unit, as the preset information.
13. The apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a scanning-parameter selection receiving unit that receives an operation of selecting scanning parameters to be grouped from among the plurality of scanning parameters; and
a preset-information setting unit that causes the preset-information storage unit to store information that is grouped scanning parameters selected by the operation received by the scanning-parameter selection receiving unit, as the preset information.
14. The apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a scanning-parameter selection receiving unit that receives an operation of selecting scanning parameters to be grouped from among the plurality of scanning parameters; and
a preset-information setting unit that causes the preset-information storage unit to store information that is grouped scanning parameters selected by the operation received by the scanning-parameter selection receiving unit, as the preset information.
15. The apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a scanning-parameter selection receiving unit that receives an operation of selecting scanning parameters to be grouped from among the plurality of scanning parameters; and
a preset-information setting unit that causes the preset-information storage unit to store information that is grouped scanning parameters selected by the operation received by the scanning-parameter selection receiving unit, as the preset information.
16. The apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a dependence-information storage unit that stores dependence information indicating a dependence relationship between the scanning parameters, wherein
the scanning-condition setting unit checks a dependence relationship between the scanning parameters based on the dependence information stored by the dependence-information storage unit, when setting parameter values of the scanning parameters.
17. The apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a dependence-information storage unit that stores dependence information indicating a dependence relationship between the scanning parameters, wherein
the scanning-condition setting unit checks a dependence relationship between the scanning parameters based on the dependence information stored by the dependence-information storage unit, when setting parameter values of the scanning parameters.
18. The apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a dependence-information storage unit that stores dependence information indicating a dependence relationship between the scanning parameters, wherein
the scanning-condition setting unit checks a dependence relationship between the scanning parameters based on the dependence information stored by the dependence-information storage unit, when setting parameter values of the scanning parameters.
19. The apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:
a dependence-information storage unit that stores dependence information indicating a dependence relationship between the scanning parameters, wherein
the scanning-condition setting unit checks a dependence relationship between the scanning parameters based on the dependence information stored by the dependence-information storage unit, when setting parameter values of the scanning parameters.
20. A scanning-condition setting method comprising:
storing information in a storage device for each group as preset information, the information including in a grouped manner a part of scanning parameters included in a plurality of scanning parameters required for a scan;
selecting at least one set of preset information from among the preset information stored in the storage device based on an instruction from an operator;
setting parameter values with respect to scanning parameters that are grouped in the selected preset information;
collecting data indicating an inside of a body of a subject in accordance with scanning conditions including the set parameter values; and
reconstructing an image from the collected data.