MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD
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1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
- a calculation unit configured to calculate an inversion time for imaging by analyzing frames of image data or magnetic resonance signals acquired from an object, the frames of the image data or the magnetic resonance signals being acquired in response to inversion times which are different with each other and set based on a inversion recovery method; and
an imaging unit configured to perform the imaging under the inversion recovery method using the inversion time calculated for the imaging.
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Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes a calculation unit and an imaging unit. The calculation unit calculates an inversion time for imaging by analyzing frames of image data or magnetic resonance signals acquired from an object. The frames of the image data or the magnetic resonance signals are acquired in response to inversion times which are different with each other and set based on a inversion recovery method. The imaging unit performs the imaging under the inversion recovery method using the inversion time calculated for the imaging.
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1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
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a calculation unit configured to calculate an inversion time for imaging by analyzing frames of image data or magnetic resonance signals acquired from an object, the frames of the image data or the magnetic resonance signals being acquired in response to inversion times which are different with each other and set based on a inversion recovery method; and an imaging unit configured to perform the imaging under the inversion recovery method using the inversion time calculated for the imaging. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
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a calculation unit configured to calculate a formula of a curve obtained by curve fitting applied to frames of image data or magnetic resonance signals acquired responsively to inversion times which are different with each other and set based on a recovery method; and a substance specifying unit configured to enable a display unit to display at least one of a T1 value obtained through the curve fitting, the inversion time given when the curve becomes zero, a shape of the curve, and information indicating a substance estimated based on the T1 value.
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11. A magnetic resonance imaging method comprising:
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calculating an inversion time for imaging by analyzing frames of image data or magnetic resonance signals acquired from an object, the frames of the image data or the magnetic resonance signals being acquired in response to inversion times which are different with each other and set based on a inversion recovery method; and performing the imaging under the inversion recovery method using the inversion time calculated for the imaging.
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