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図1において、一実施形態に係るMRI装置100が例示される。MRI装置100は、静磁場磁石101と、傾斜磁場コイル103と、傾斜磁場電源105と、寝台107と、寝台制御回路109と、送信回路113と、送信コイル115と、受信コイル117と、受信回路119と、撮像制御回路(撮像部)121と、バス123と、インタフェース125と、ディスプレイ127と、記憶装置(記憶部)129と、処理回路131とを備える。尚、MRI装置100は、静磁場磁石101と傾斜磁場コイル103との間に、中空の円筒形状のシムコイルを有していてもよい。
RFレベル決定機能131bは、第1スライスに送信された複数の第1RFパルスに対応する複数の第1MR信号に基づいて、初期RFレベルを決定する。
断面特定機能131cは、ロケータ撮像を実行することによって、対象臓器の断面を特定する。具体的には、断面特定機能131cは、少なくとも第2スライスおよび第3スライスを特定する。
時相情報取得機能131dは、撮像プランから第3スライスを撮像するタイミングに関する時相の情報を取得する。例えば、撮像プランが「心臓のシネ撮像」の場合、「収縮期」および「拡張期」の二つのB1マップを生成することが望ましいため、時相情報取得機能131dは、「収縮期」および「拡張期」の二つの時相情報を取得する。
B1マップ生成機能131eは、第2スライスへの初期RFレベルを有する第2RFパルスの送信に伴って受信された第2MR信号に基づいて、第2RFパルスに関するB1マップを作成する。
調整値決定機能131fは、B1マップにおける対象臓器のうちの組織領域に含まれる複数の画素値に基づいて、第3スライスに関するRFレベルの調整値を決定する。具体的には、調整値決定機能131fは、B1マップ701における心筋領域602のうち、スライス位置603に対応する部分領域に含まれる画素702、画素703、および画素704の各画素値の平均値に基づいて、心臓の短軸断面に関するRFレベルの調整値を決定する。RFレベルの調整値の決定には、図8に例示されるようなルックアップテーブルが用いられる。例えば、画素702、画素703、および画素704の画素値の平均値が「75」の場合、RFレベルの調整値は、「R_2」となる。
調整機能131gは、ステップS205で決定された調整値を用いて初期RFレベルを調整する。具体的には、調整機能131gは、例えば調整値「R_2」を用いて初期RFレベルを調整する。 (ステップS207)
撮像制御回路121は、ステップS206で調整されたRFレベルを有する第3RFパルスを用いて、第3スライスを撮像する。具体的には、撮像制御回路121は、第3RFパルスを用いて、図9に例示される短軸断面901を含む第3スライスを撮像する。第3スライスを撮像することによって、磁気共鳴イメージング装置100は、図10に例示される画像1001を再構成する。
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- 心臓に関する第1スライスに送信された複数の第1RFパルスに対応する複数の第1MR信号に基づいて、RFコイルに供給されるパワーのレベルを示すRFレベルを決定するRFレベル決定部と、
前記心臓に関する第2スライスへの前記RFレベルを有する第2RFパルスの送信に伴って受信された第2MR信号に基づいて、前記第2RFパルスに関する磁場の強度分布を示すB1マップを生成する生成部と、
前記第2スライスと交わる前記心臓に対して設定された第3スライスに関する前記RFレベルの調整値を、前記B1マップにおける前記心臓のうちの前記第3スライスの位置に対応する心筋領域に含まれる複数の画素値に基づいて決定する調整値決定部と、
前記調整値を用いて前記RFレベルを調整する調整部と、
前記調整されたRFレベルを有する第3RFパルスを用いて、前記第3スライスを撮像する撮像部と
を具備する磁気共鳴イメージング装置。 - 前記調整値決定部は、前記複数の画素値の平均値に基づいて前記調整値を決定する、請求項1に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
- 前記第2スライスは、前記心臓の心軸を含む、請求項1または請求項2に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
- 前記生成部は、前記心臓の心周期における収縮期および拡張期のうちの少なくとも一方の時相に対応する前記B1マップを生成する、請求項3に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
- 前記生成部は、被検体の呼吸に伴う呼吸相および吸気相のうちの少なくとも一方の時相に対応する前記B1マップを生成する、請求項1または請求項2に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
- 前記撮像部が実行する撮像の手順を示す撮像プランから、前記第3スライスを撮像するタイミングに関する前記時相の情報を取得する時相情報取得部
を更に具備し、
前記生成部は、前記取得された時相に対応する前記B1マップを生成する、請求項4または請求項5に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。 - 前記第2MR信号は、前記心臓に含まれる血管からのMR信号を抑制させる方法を用いて収集される、請求項1乃至請求項6のいずれか一項に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
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