Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and scanning-condition setting method

1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:

a scanning-condition creating unit that creates examination information that represents a scanning condition for collection of data indicating an inside of a subject, based on a value of a scanning parameter set by an operator;

a chart display-control unit that creates a time chart on which a plurality of elements of a pulse sequence are each represented graphically, and causes a display unit to display the time chart, the time chart updating an operational sequence of a timing of application of a prepulse and a timing of the collection of data, respectively, in response to a change in, the examination information;

a data collecting unit that collects data indicating the inside of the subject by using the examination information; and

an image reconstructing unit that reconstructs an image from the data collected by the data collecting unit.

2. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:

a scanning-condition creating unit that creates examination information that represents a scanning condition for collection of data indicating an inside of a subject, based on a value of a scanning parameter set by an operator;

a chart display-control unit that, when a plurality of prepulses is applied during performing the collection of data, creates a time chart on which a plurality of elements of a pulse sequence are each represented graphically, and causes a display unit to display the time chart, the time chart updating an operational sequence of application of the prepulses, in response to a change in, the examination information;

a data collecting unit that collects data indicating the inside of the subject by using the examination information; and

an image reconstructing unit that reconstructs an image from the data collected by the data collecting unit.

3. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:

a scanning-condition creating unit that creates examination information that represents a scanning condition for collection of data indicating an inside of a subject, based on a value of a scanning parameter set by an operator;

a chart display-control unit that, when the examination information represents scanning conditions for a scan including application of an inversion pulse and data collection, creates a time chart on which a plurality of elements of a pulse sequence are each represented graphically, and causes a display unit to display the time chart, the time chart updating an operational sequence of a time from the application of the inversion pulse until the data collection, in response to a change in, the examination information;

a data collecting unit that collects data indicating the inside of the subject by using the examination information; and

an image reconstructing unit that reconstructs an image from the data collected by the data collecting unit.

4. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:

a scanning-condition creating unit that creates examination information that represents a scanning condition for collection of data indicating an inside of a subject, based on a value of a scanning parameter set by an operator;

a chart display-control unit that, when the examination information represents scanning conditions for a dynamic scan according to which a plurality of scans is continuously repeated, creates a time chart on which a plurality of elements of a pulse sequence are each represented graphically, and causes a display unit to display the time chart, the time chart updating an operational sequence of a time point of execution of each scan, in response to a change in, the examination information;

a data collecting unit that collects data indicating the inside of the subject by using the examination information; and

an image reconstructing unit that reconstructs an image from the data collected by the data collecting unit.

5. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:

a scanning-condition setting unit that sets a scanning condition for collection of data indicating an inside of a subject, based on a value of a scanning parameter set by an operator;

a pulse-sequence creating unit that creates a pulse sequence defined by the scanning condition;

a chart display-control unit that creates a time chart on which a plurality of elements of a pulse sequence are each represented graphically, and causes a display unit to update in response to a change in the scanning parameter the time chart and a positioning image that indicates an updated operational sequence of a position of at least one of a slice region and a pulse application region related to an element of the plurality of elements;

a data collecting unit that collects data indicating the inside of the subject by executing the pulse sequence; and

an image reconstructing unit that reconstructs an image from the data collected by the data collecting unit.

6. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:

a scanning-condition creating unit that creates examination information that represents a scanning condition for collection of data indicating an inside of a subject, based on a value of a scanning parameter set by an operator;

a chart display-control unit that creates a time chart on which a plurality of elements of a pulse sequence are each represented graphically and causes a display unit to update an operational sequence of the elements in the time chart, wherein, when the examination information represents scanning conditions for an imaging combined with Electrocardiogram (ECG) gating, the chart display-control unit creates and causes the display unit to display the time chart within a time of R-R interval, based on the examination information;

a data collecting unit that collects data indicating the inside of the subject by using the examination information; and

an image reconstructing unit that reconstructs an image from the data collected by the data collecting unit.