Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method
- Patent Title (中): 磁共振成像装置和磁共振成像方法
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Application No.: US12076166Application Date: 2008-03-14
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Publication No.: US07825660B2Publication Date: 2010-11-02
- Inventor: Masao Yui , Yoshimori Kassai , Shigehide Kuhara
- Applicant: Masao Yui , Yoshimori Kassai , Shigehide Kuhara
- Applicant Address: JP Minato-Ku, Tokyo JP Otawara-Shi, Tochigi-Ken
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Minato-Ku, Tokyo JP Otawara-Shi, Tochigi-Ken
- Agency: Nixon & Vanderhye PC
- Priority: JP2006-028286 20060206; JP2006-332465 20061208
- Main IPC: G01V3/00
- IPC: G01V3/00

Abstract:
An MRI apparatus includes an imaging signal acquisition unit, a motion signal acquisition unit, a motion amount determination unit, a motion correction unit and an image reconstruction unit. The imaging signal acquisition unit acquires MR signals as imaging signals. The motion signal acquisition unit repetitively acquires MR signals having PE amount less than that of the imaging signals as motion signals. The motion amount determination unit obtains a motion amount using the motion signals. The motion correction unit performs correction processing of the imaging signals in accordance with the motion amount. The image reconstruction unit reconstructs an image using the imaging signals after the correction processing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080231271A1 Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method Public/Granted day:2008-09-25
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