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- 複数のRF(Radio Frequency)パルスを印加してエコーを生成する第1のパルスシーケンスと、RFパルスを印加してデータ収集を行う第2のパルスシーケンスとを実行するシーケンス制御部と、
前記第1のパルスシーケンスにおける前記エコーのピーク位置の測定値と、前記第1のパルスシーケンスにおける前記エコーのピーク位置の理論値との時間差を算出し、前記時間差に基づいて、前記第2のパルスシーケンスにおける前記RFパルスの有効励起時間を算出する算出部とを備える磁気共鳴イメージング装置。 - 前記複数のRFパルスは、実質的に同じ時間幅、振幅、波形形状、およびフリップ角を有する、請求項1に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
- 前記シーケンス制御部は、前記第1のパルスシーケンス及び前記第2のパルスシーケンスにおいて、前記RFパルスの印加から前記データ収集までの間一定の振幅の傾斜磁場を更に印加する、請求項1に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
- 前記複数のRFパルスは、1対のRFパルスである、請求項1に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
- 前記シーケンス制御部は、前記第1のパルスシーケンスを、複数回実行し、
前記算出部は、複数回実行された前記第1のパルスシーケンスにおいて生成された複数の前記エコーのピーク位置の測定値と、複数回実行された前記第1のパルスシーケンスにおいて生成された複数のエコーのピーク位置の理論値とに基づいて、前記有効励起時間を算出する、請求項1に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。 - 前記シーケンス制御部は、前記第1のパルスシーケンスの実行のたび、前記複数のRFパルスの印加間隔を一定の時間だけ増やしながら、前記第1のパルスシーケンスを複数回実行する、請求項5に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
- 前記算出部は、複数回実行された前記第1のパルスシーケンスにおいて生成された複数の前記エコーのピーク位置の測定値と、複数回実行された前記第1のパルスシーケンスにおいて生成された複数の前記エコーのピーク位置の理論値との間で線形フィッティングを行って、前記有効励起時間を算出する、請求項5に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
- 前記複数のRFパルスは、3個以上のRFパルスである、請求項1に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
- 前記第2のパルスシーケンスは、ZTE(Zero Time Echo)シーケンスまたはPETRA(Pointwise Encoding Time Reduction with Radial Acquisition)シーケンスである、請求項1に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
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