MRI apparatus combining diffusion weighted imaging and diffusion tensor imaging of one or more slices for efficient selective substitution and extraction
US7782055B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 24, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/56509
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An MRI apparatus includes: an image display device for displaying diffusion weighted images of respective axes corresponding to one slice; a designation operating device for allowing an operator to designate each diffusion weighted image targeted for rephotograph from the displayed diffusion weighted images of axes; a diffusion weighted imaging device for rephotographing only the axis of each diffusion weighted image designated by the operator; a diffusion weighted image substituting device for substituting an original diffusion weighted image with each diffusion weighted image obtained at the diffusion weighted photography; and a diffusion tensor image creating device for creating a diffusion tensor image from a set of the post-substitution diffusion weighted images.
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