JP7236220B2 - 磁気共鳴イメージング装置 - Google Patents
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図1は、第1の実施形態に係る磁気共鳴イメージング装置1の全体構成を示すブロック図である。磁気共鳴イメージング装置1は、磁石架台100、制御キャビネット300、コンソール400、寝台500、及びRF(Radio Frequency)コイル20を備える。
上述した第1の実施形態において、非UTE画像は、マスク画像を生成することを目的として生成される画像である。つまり、図5(b)に示すパルスシーケンスで収集される非UTEデータや、図7の後段のタイミングで収集される非UTEデータから生成される非UTE画像は、専らマスク画像を生成するためのものである。
図11は、第2の実施形態の磁気共鳴イメージング装置1において、コンソール400で実現される機能を示すブロック図である。第1の実施形態ではマスク画像を使用してマスク処理をおこなっていたが、第2の実施形態では、マスク画像を使用することなくマスク処理を行う。したがって、図11に示すブロック図では、第2画像(非UTE画像)生成機能404、及び、マスク画像生成機能405が、第1の実施形態のブロック図(図3)から取り除かれている。
ここまで説明してきたように、多くの種類のマスク処理方法がUTE画像に適用可能である。このため、ユーザは多くの選択肢の中から実際に適用するマスク処理方法を決める必要がある。
20 RFコイル
40 処理回路
41 記憶回路
42 ディスプレイ
43 入力デバイス
401 撮像条件設定機能
402 再構成機能
403 第1画像(UTE画像)生成機能
404 第2画像(非UTE画像)生成機能
405 マスク画像生成機能
406 マスク処理機能
407 マスク処理管理機能
Claims (5)
- UTE(Ultra-short TE)撮像法で被検体を撮像して収集した第1のデータから第1の画像を生成する第1画像生成部と、
前記UTE撮像法以外の第2の撮像法で前記被検体を撮像して収集した第2のデータから第2の画像を生成する第2画像生成部と、
前記第2の画像からマスク画像を生成するマスク画像生成部と、
前記マスク画像を用いて、前記第1の画像に含まれる、前記被検体の周囲に存在する不要信号を除去、又は、低減するマスク処理を行う画像処理部と、
を備え、
前記第2の画像は、前記被検体に対して取得されたB1マップ画像、又は、前記被検体に対して取得された感度マップ画像である、
磁気共鳴イメージング装置。 - 前記UTE撮像法は、前記被検体の周囲にある物質からの不要信号の信号値が、背景ノイズに対して所定の閾値以上となる程度にエコー時間(TE)を短く設定して行う撮像法である、
請求項1に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。 - 前記被検体は生体であり、
前記UTE撮像法は、前記生体の周囲にある非生体物からの自由誘導減衰信号が受信される程度にエコー時間(TE)を短く設定して行う撮像法である、
請求項1に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。 - 前記マスク画像生成部は、前記第2の画像に対して二値化処理を行って、前記マスク画像を生成する、
請求項1に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。 - 前記マスク画像生成部は、前記第2の画像に対して二値化処理、クロージング処理、及び、境界特定処理の少なくとも一方の処理を行って前記マスク画像を生成する、
請求項1に記載の磁気共鳴イメージング装置。
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