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Description
4 fatsatパルスセグメント
6 空間飽和パルスセグメント
8 MTパルスセグメント
9 撮像セグメント
10 好ましい磁気共鳴イメージング(MRI)システム
12 オペレータ・コンソール
13 キーボードその他の入力デバイス
14 制御パネル
16 表示スクリーン
18 リンク
20 独立のコンピュータ・システム
20a バックプレーン
22 画像プロセッサ・モジュール
24 CPUモジュール
26 メモリ・モジュール
28 ディスク記憶装置
30 テープ駆動装置
32 独立のシステム制御部
32a バックプレーン
34 高速シリアルリンク
36 CPUモジュール
38 パルス発生器モジュール
40 シリアルリンク
42 傾斜増幅器組
44 生理学的収集制御器
46 スキャン室インタフェース回路
48 患者位置決めシステム
50 傾斜コイル・アセンブリ
52 マグネット・アセンブリ
54 偏向マグネット
56 全身用RFコイル
58 送受信器モジュール
60 RF増幅器
62 送信/受信スイッチ
64 前置増幅器
66 メモリ・モジュール
68 アレイ・プロセッサ
70 パルスシーケンス
72 fatsatパルスセグメント
74(a) 空間飽和パルスセグメント
74(b) 空間飽和パルスセグメント
74(x) 空間飽和パルスセグメント
76(a) 撮像セグメント
76(b) 撮像セグメント
76(c) 撮像セグメント
76(d) 撮像セグメント
76(y) 撮像セグメント
76(z) 撮像セグメント
78(a) MTパルスセグメント
78(b) MTパルスセグメント
78(x) MTパルスセグメント
Claims (10)
- 撮像対象の周りに偏向磁場を印加するようにマグネット(54)のボアの周りに位置決めした複数の傾斜コイル(50)と、
MR画像を収集するためにRFコイル・アセンブリ(56)にRF信号を送信するようにパルスモジュール(58)によって制御を受けるRF送受信器システム及びRFスイッチ(62)と、
前記複数の傾斜コイル(50)、RF送受信器システム及びRFスイッチ(62)を制御するコンピュータ(20)と、
コンピュータ・プログラムをその上に保存して有するコンピュータ読み取り可能記憶媒体であって、前記コンピュータ(20)によって実行した際に該コンピュータ(20)に対して、
(A)空間飽和パルス(74(a)、74(b)、74(x))を印加させ不要なスピンを飽和させるプログラム工程、
(B)前記空間飽和パルス(74(a)、74(b)、74(x))の印加後に撮像パルス(76(a)、76(b)、76(c)、76(d)、76(y)、76(z))を印加させ周波数エンコード(kx)次元方向で1本のk空間ラインを収集させるるプログラム工程、
(C)前記撮像パルス(76(a)、76(b)、76(c)、76(d)、76(y)、76(z))の印加後に、磁化移動(MT)パルス(78(a)、78(b)、78(x))を印加させコントラストを強調させるるプログラム工程、並びに
(D)前記MTパルス(78(a)、78(b)、78(x))の印加後に撮像セグメント(76(a)、76(b)、76(c)、76(d)、76(y)、76(z))を印加させ周波数エンコード(kx)次元方向で別のk空間ラインを収集させるるプログラム工程、
を行わせる命令を含んだコンピュータ読み取り可能記憶媒体と、
を備える磁気共鳴(MR)装置。 - 前記コンピュータ(20)はさらに、3D k空間収集の内側ループの各反復ごとに、(A)〜(D)のプログラム工程を繰り返すようにプログラムされている、請求項1に記載のMR装置。
- 前記コンピュータ(20)はさらに、内側ループの各反復ごとに、中心−外の収集順序で各k空間ラインを満たすようにプログラムされている、請求項2に記載のMR装置。
- 前記コンピュータ(20)はさらに、前記中心−外収集順序を外側k空間データの収集前に中心k空間データを収集することによって実現するようにプログラムされている、請求項3に記載のMR装置。
- 前記コンピュータ(20)はさらに、前記中心−外収集順序をkz次元方向の各縦列を収集順序:(0、−1、1、−2、2、・・・、kzmax−1、−kzmax)で満たすように実現するようにプログラムされている、請求項4に記載のMR装置。
- 前記コンピュータ(20)はさらに、3D収集の内側ループの各反復の開始時点で脂肪からの信号を抑制させる単一の脂肪飽和パルスを印加するようにプログラムされている、請求項1乃至5のいずれかに記載のMR装置。
- 前記コンピュータ(20)に対してさらに、脂肪からの信号が緩和して前飽和レベルまで戻る前に中心k空間データのサンプリングを実行させている、請求項6に記載のMR装置。
- 前記コンピュータ(20)はさらに、3Dタイムオブフライト(TOF)MRアンギオグラフィ・データを収集するようにプログラムされている、請求項6または7に記載のMR装置。
- 前記コンピュータ(20)はさらに、フロー誘導性の信号ボイド・アーチファクトが実質的に存在しないMR画像を再構成するようにプログラムされている、請求項8に記載のMR装置。
- 前記コンピュータ(20)に対してさらに、同時脂肪抑制、MTコントラスト及び静脈または動脈抑制を伴って対象の所与のスライスからのMRデータの収集を実行させている、請求項6乃至9のいずれかに記載のMR装置。
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