IP Library Granted Patent US 9,770,187
Granted Patent B2
US 9,770,187 · App. 14/861,393 · Granted Sep 26, 2017

Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus

Inventors: Masaaki Umeda (Sakura, JP); Satoshi Sugiura (Otawara, JP); Naoyuki Furudate (Otawara, JP); Hiroshi Kusahara (Nasushiobara, JP); Masaaki Nagashima (Nasushiobara, JP)
Assignee: Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
A61B5/055A61B5/7214G01R33/4835G01R33/4838
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Patent No.
US 9,770,187
App. No.
14/861,393
Granted
Sep 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a controller and a generator. The controller divides a plurality of slice regions that are sequentially arranged into a first group including two non-sequential slice regions and a second group including a slice region positioned between the two non-sequential slice regions and acquires data from the slice regions for each of the groups. When acquiring data from at least one of the two non-sequential slice regions, the controller acquires the data after applying a pre-sat pulse to a position between the two non-sequential slice regions. When acquiring data from the slice region positioned between the two non-sequential slice regions, the controller acquires the data after applying a pre-sat pulse to a position of at least one of the two non-sequential slice regions.

Claims (20)

1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:

processing circuitry configured to

divide a plurality of slice regions sequentially arranged into a first group and a second group, and acquire data of the slice regions for each of the groups, the first group including two non-sequential slice regions, the second group including a slice region positioned between the two non-sequential slice regions; and

generate images of the plurality of slice regions on a basis of the acquired data, wherein

when acquiring data from at least one of the two non-sequential slice regions, the processing circuitry acquires the data after applying a pre-sat pulse to a position between the two non-sequential slice regions, and

when acquiring data from the slice region positioned between the two non-sequential slice regions, the processing circuitry acquires the data after applying a pre-sat pulse to a position of at least one of the two non-sequential slice regions.

2. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processing circuitry acquires the data from the plurality of slice regions divided into a plurality of groups, and

wherein the processing circuitry sets pre-sat pulse application regions in each of the groups in such a manner that the larger a value indicating a quantity of groups is, the larger each of the pre-sat pulse application regions is.

3. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processing circuitry acquires the data from the plurality of slice regions after further applying a pre-sat pulse to an outside of a region that collectively encloses the plurality of slice regions therein.

4. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to set an imaging condition, and

wherein when setting the imaging condition, the processing circuitry causes a display to display information indicating positions to which the pre-sat pulses are to be applied.

5. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the processing circuitry causes the information indicating the positions to which the pre-sat pulses are to be applied, for each of the groups.

6. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:

processing circuitry configured to

divide a plurality of slice regions included in a multi slice imaging process into a first group and a second group, and acquire data of the slice regions included in the first group and data of the slice region included in the second group, the first group including two slice regions that are not positioned adjacent to each other, the second group including a slice region interposed between the two slice regions; and

generate images of the plurality of slice regions on a basis of the acquired data, wherein

when acquiring the data of the first group, the processing circuitry acquires the data after applying a pre-sat pulse to a position of the slice region that is interposed between the two slice regions and is included in the second group, and

when acquiring the data of the second group, the processing circuitry acquires the data after applying a pre-sat pulse to a position of at least one of the two slice regions.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 23, 2016
From: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
To: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039133/0915 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2015
From: UMEDA, MASAAKI; SUGIURA, SATOSHI; FURUDATE, NAOYUKI; KUSAHARA, HIROSHI; NAGASHIMA, MASAAKI
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA; TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036772/0464 →
Priority Claims (1)
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Continuity (1)
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