Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, and breath-holding imaging method
US8618800B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 2, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 15, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R33/5613
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In order to make it possible to set the optimal breath-holding imaging conditions according to the subject without extension of an imaging time or the sacrifice of image quality, one scan is divided into one or more breath-holding measurements and free-breathing measurements on the basis of the imaging conditions of a breath-holding measurement, which are input and set according to the subject, and a region of the k space measured in the breath-holding measurement is controlled. Preferably, in the breath-holding measurement, low-frequency data of the k space is measured. Moreover, preferably, imaging conditions of the breath-holding measurement include the number of times of breath holding or a breath-holding time, and the operator can set any of these values.
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