摘要:
A magnetic resonance imaging method includes a step (1) for exciting atomic nuclei in a desired region of an object to be examined so as to cause nuclear magnetic resonance, a step (2) for detecting a nuclear magnetic resonance signal generated in the blood, and a step (3) for extracting a blood image of the object by the detected nuclear magnetic resonance signal. The desired region excited by the step (1) represents a plurality of regions arranged at a predetermined interval.
摘要:
When performing imaging in synchronization with a biological movement of an examinee by using a pulse sequence applying a pre-saturation pulse, it is possible to reduce irregularities of echo signal intensity and artifact on the image generated by the irregularities. Especially, it is possible to prevent artifact attributed to blood in the ventricle when performing delay contrast imaging. For this, before measuring the echo signal, an IR pulse or the like for adjusting magnetization to a desired state is applied so as to suppress irregularities of the echo signal intensity and prevent artifact.
摘要:
An inspection apparatus using nuclear magnetic resonance having arithmetic and control means for controlling a pulse sequence for detecting a nuclear magnetic resonance signal from a target to be inspected and calculating the detected signal. The arithmetic and control means controls an echo planar pulse sequence for acquiring a plurality of images of a predetermined same region of the target to be inspected; and arranges echo signal data obtained by measuring the inspection target by the echo planar pulse sequence and forms an EPI data set; designates a plurality of data points in k-space as observed points; designates a predetermined EPI data set to reference data for body motion for correcting influence by the body motion of the inspection target and calculates a reference phase as a phase of the body motion reference data at the observed points; calculates the phase of the EPI data set at the observed points; calculates a body motion correcting value expressing the influence by the body motion of the inspection target by using the phase difference between the phase of the EPI data set and the reference phase; and executes a process for eliminating the influence by the body motion of the inspection target by removing the phase difference of the EPI data set of the target to be inspected by using the body motion correction values.
摘要:
An RF probe for an MRI device including a plurality of hollow cylindrical resonators arranged in series such that the respective axes of the resonators align substantially in a z-axis direction of a three dimensional orthogonal coordinate system, radio frequency power signal supply/reception pickup coils to/from the respective resonators; and loop coils situated riding on two adjacent resonators in x- and y-axis directions, and an electromagnetic shield which surrounds the hollow cylindrical resonators, pickup coils and loop coils and grounded with respect to radio frequency.
摘要:
There is provided an MRI apparatus and a blood vessel image capturing method capable of improving the separability of an artery and a vein. In order to do so, using an imaging sequence obtained by combining a first sequence portion for measuring a first echo signal used for acquisition of a blood vessel image of a desired region of an object with a second sequence portion for measuring a second echo signal used for acquisition of blood flow information of the object, the object is imaged by one examination scan. In addition, blood flow information is acquired using the second echo signal, and at least one of an artery and a vein is extracted in an image, which is reconstructed using the first echo signal, using the acquired blood flow information.
摘要:
Disclosed are a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and an RF pulse control method wherein an RF pulse sequence in a start-up sequence is set as a monotonically increasing flip angle with offset, in order to reduce ghosts, blurring, and other artifacts during measurement in a transient state. For example, the sum of two adjacent consecutive terms in a monotonically increasing sequence is set as the flip angle. Specifically, the number of RF pulses in the RF pulse sequence and the flip angle for the RF pulses in an SSFP sequence are set, and the monotonically increasing flip angle with offset is found, based on the set number of RF pulses in the RF pulse sequence and the flip angle for the RF pulses in the SSFP sequence, and used as the RF pulse sequence.
摘要:
An imaging pulse sequence includes; a tagging sequence for modulating nuclear magnetization of an object to be imaged; and an imaging sequence for non-measurement of a part of k-space data.Control means includes: measurement-requiring region specification means which specifies a measurement region (measurement-requiring region) of the k-space required for reflecting the affect of the modulated nuclear magnetization on the image to be reconstructed; and sequence modification means for modifying the imaging sequence so as to measure the measurement region specified by the measurement requiring region specification means when executing the imaging sequence.
摘要:
In magnetic resonance imaging, a first echo train is obtained by applying a readout gradient magnetic field to a region of interest to be imaged and periodically inverting the polarity of the readout gradient magnetic field, without applying an encoding gradient magnetic field to the region of interest. A periodic change of phase shift of the first echo train is detected from the first echo train. Information indicating phase shifts of all of the echoes in the first echo train is obtained using the periodic change of phase shift. A second echo train is obtained by applying a readout gradient magnetic field and an encoding magnetic field to the region of interest and periodically inverting the polarity of the readout gradient magnetic field. Phases of echoes in the second echo train are corrected using the information indicating phase shifts of all of the echoes in the first echo train.
摘要:
Disclosed are a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and an RF pulse control method wherein an RF pulse sequence in a start-up sequence is set as a monotonically increasing flip angle with offset, in order to reduce ghosts, blurring, and other artifacts during measurement in a transient state. For example, the sum of two adjacent consecutive terms in a monotonically increasing sequence is set as the flip angle. Specifically, the number of RF pulses in the RF pulse sequence and the flip angle for the RF pulses in an SSFP sequence are set, and the monotonically increasing flip angle with offset is found, based on the set number of RF pulses in the RF pulse sequence and the flip angle for the RF pulses in the SSFP sequence, and used as the RF pulse sequence.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method for performing regeneration of a decolorization capacity of waste clay that has been used for purification of fats and oils, and production of a thermally recyclable compound as a biofuel from oily ingredients in the waste clay at the same time in a convenient manner. That is, a method for producing purified fats and oils of the invention includes: a method for producing regenerated clay including the steps of mixing waste clay that has been used for purification of fats and oils, lower alcohol, and an acidic catalyst; and performing extraction of oily ingredients from the waste clay, and an esterification reaction between the fats and oils and/or a free fatty acid in the oily ingredients and the lower alcohol at the same time so as to regenerate a decolorization capacity of the waste clay; regenerated clay that is produced by the method for producing the regenerated clay; and a process of decolorizing the fats and oils using the regenerated clay.