WO2006046450A1 - 磁気共鳴イメージング装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a magnetic resonance imaging (hereinafter referred to as MRI) apparatus, and more particularly to an improvement of an MRI apparatus having a fat-suppressed image pulse sequence using a binomial pulse train by a binomial pulse method.
- MRI magnetic resonance imaging
- An MRI apparatus applies a high-frequency magnetic field to a subject placed in a static magnetic field to excite protons in the tissue within the subject and detect their NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) signal.
- This is a device that performs signal processing on the image.
- the protons in the tissue in the specimen include protons such as water, protein, and fat.
- protons such as water, protein, and fat.
- NMR signals due to fat protons are relatively higher in signal than those due to other protons. It has the feature that it often becomes.
- the fat component appearing in the image is a hindrance, so it is desirable to acquire an image in which the fat component is suppressed.
- CHESS Chemical Shift Selective
- STIR Short TI Inversion Recovery
- Dixon method Dixon method
- binomial pulse method methods for acquiring an image in which a fat component is suppressed.
- the CHESS method uses the difference in the resonance frequency of the water / fat magnetic field due to chemical shift, and suppresses the fat signal by saturating only the fat signal in advance using a frequency-selective irradiation high-frequency magnetic field prepulse.
- the STIR method uses the longitudinal relaxation time difference of the magnetization of water and fat.
- the fat signal is saturated and suppressed by starting imaging when the longitudinal magnetic field of the signal reaches the null point.
- the Dixon method uses the Larmor frequency difference between the water and fat magnets to detect a total of two echoes when the phase of the water and fat magnets is in phase and opposite. By adding and subtracting each, an image with water and fat separated is obtained.
- the binomial pulse method uses the Larmor frequency of the water's fat magnetic field to irradiate a binary pulse train that selectively excites only the water signal, and acquires an image that suppresses the fat component. For example, it is described in JP-A-11-276453. It is.
- a pulse train of binomial pulses used in the binomial pulse method includes at least two high-frequency magnetic field pulses, and the time-amplitude product ratio of each high-frequency magnetic field pulse is set to have a binomial distribution. Moreover, the pulse train is set so that the interval between the high-frequency magnetic field pulses is an odd multiple of the phase difference force S180 ° due to the precession of the water / fat magnetic field. By irradiating such a binomial pulse before the imaging sequence, only the water signal can be selectively excited.
- the pulse train in the binomial pulse method takes the ratio of the time and amplitude product of the pulse and is 1 1 for 2 waves (time to amplitude product ratio is 1: 1), 1 for 3 waves. 2—1 (time 'amplitude product ratio is 1 to 2 to 1), and 4 waves are described as 1 3—3— 1 (time / amplitude product ratio is 1 to 3 to 3 to 1) Is done.
- This binomial pulse method is not a method using a pre-pulse for saturation or inversion of only the fat magnetization in advance, such as the CHESS method and STIR method described above, and therefore does not significantly extend the imaging time. Also, unlike the Dixon method, addition / subtraction processing is not required, so this is a simple fat suppression method.
- the rotational phase of the magnetic field of water excited by the first high-frequency magnetic field pulse is set. It is necessary to control the irradiation phase so that the phase of the next high-frequency magnetic field pulse is orthogonal to the phase of the magnetic field obtained by calculation. For example, when water is excited by a two-wave binary pulse train (1–1 pulse), the water's magnetic field is tilted by the 45 ° pulse of the first wave. Precesses at each Larmor frequency, and after a predetermined time, the phase difference between them becomes 180 °.
- excitation is performed by controlling the irradiation phase of the high-frequency magnetic field pulse to be orthogonal to the water phase at this point so that only the water is inclined to a predetermined 90 °. By doing so, it acts as a 45 ° pulse for fat with 180 ° phase reversal, which can be suppressed.
- the second high-frequency magnetic field pulse is obtained by calculating the rotational phase ⁇ of the magnetic field between the first wave and the second wave by calculation using the following equation (1). Predict the phase of the eyelids and control to make the irradiation phase orthogonal.
- ⁇ is the magnetic rotation ratio
- Bo is the static magnetic field strength
- ⁇ is the time until the first wave force and the second wave are irradiated
- ⁇ is the chemical shift difference between water and fat (Larmor frequency (Hz) difference) ).
- the rotational phase amount obtained from Equation (1) may not always match the actual phase rotational amount.
- the phase of water and the irradiation phase of the high-frequency magnetic field pulse cannot be made completely orthogonal, there arises a problem that water excitation and fat suppression are insufficient.
- a possible cause is a temporal variation of the static magnetic field.
- the static magnetic field fluctuates over time according to temperature changes, and the magnetic field may vary due to eddy currents and residual magnetic flux components accompanying the application of gradient magnetic field pulses. Therefore, a phase rotation amount force shift calculated from Equation (1) occurs.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an MRI apparatus having an imaging pulse sequence for acquiring a fat-suppressed image using a binomial pulse train by a binomial pulse method that enables accurate interpretation without substantially extending the imaging time. Is to provide.
- One aspect of the present invention that achieves the above object is to provide a binary pulse train by a binary pulse method. Acquires a non-fat-suppressed image that facilitates the discrimination of fat tissue and the interpretation of the acquired fat-suppressed image at the same time as the fat-suppressed image by executing the imaging pulse sequence for acquiring the fat-suppressed image is there.
- an NMR signal is acquired by applying a gradient magnetic field at least once between the high-frequency magnetic field binary pulses constituting the binary pulse train and after irradiation of the binary pulse train.
- the contribution ratios of the magnetization of the water component and the magnetization of the fat component are different! /. Two types of images with different contribution rates are generated simultaneously.
- the pulse interval of the high-frequency magnetic field binary pulse constituting the binary pulse train is an arbitrary odd multiple of the time when the phase difference due to precession of the magnetic protons of water protons and fat protons is 180 °.
- Another aspect of the present invention that achieves the above-described object is that two prior two measurements are performed prior to the main measurement by the imaging pulse sequence of fat suppression image acquisition using the binomial pulse train by the binomial pulse method.
- a reference measurement that actually measures the amount of phase rotation that occurs in the magnetism of the water between the term pulses is added, and based on the actual phase rotation amount of the magnetism measured in this reference measurement, Corrects the irradiation phase of the binary pulse after the second wave and irradiates so that the flip angle of the water magnet is exactly 90 ° and the flip angle of the fat magnet is exactly 0 ° It is.
- a static magnetic field generation unit that applies a static magnetic field to an imaging space in which the subject is arranged, and a gradient that applies a gradient magnetic field in a predetermined direction to the imaging space
- a magnetic field generator, a high-frequency magnetic field irradiation unit that applies a high-frequency magnetic field pulse to the subject, and A receiving unit that receives a magnetic resonance signal from the subject, a gradient magnetic field generating unit, and a high-frequency magnetic field irradiation unit are controlled to apply a gradient magnetic field and a high-frequency magnetic field pulse at a predetermined timing.
- the predetermined imaging pulse sequence is used for the main measurement for acquiring the magnetic resonance signal for image reconstruction of the region of interest of the subject and the reference measurement performed before the main measurement. It is assumed that the configuration includes At this time, this measurement uses a high-frequency magnetic field binomial pulse train within a unit repetition time (TR) to selectively excite the magnetic component of the water component of the water and fat components in the subject, and This is a sequence for measuring the resonance signal, and the reference measurement is a sequence for measuring the amount of phase rotation of the magnetization of water generated between pulses of the high-frequency magnetic field binary pulse train.
- TR unit repetition time
- the control unit applies at least one irradiation of the high-frequency magnetic field binary pulse to be applied after the second wave in the high-frequency magnetic field binary pulse train of this measurement according to the phase rotation amount of the water magnet measured in the reference measurement. Control the phase. As a result, even if a complicated phase shift ⁇ occurs due to various factors, the irradiation phase of the high-frequency magnetic field binary pulse after the second wave is irradiated in accordance with the phase of the actual water magnetic field. It becomes possible.
- the pulse sequence of the reference measurement is a modified version of the pulse sequence of the main measurement.
- the control unit detects the phase rotation amount of each of the first and second echo signals, and obtains the phase rotation amount difference to obtain the phase rotation amount of the hydromagnet between the two high-frequency magnetic field binary pulses. Ask for.
- the control unit sets the irradiation phase of the second and subsequent high-frequency magnetic field binary pulses using the obtained phase rotation amount.
- the high-frequency magnetic field binary pulse train a pulse train including at least two high-frequency magnetic field binary pulses with a time interval in which the phase difference due to precession of magnetization of water and fat is an odd multiple of 180 ° is used.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of an MRI apparatus for carrying out the present invention.
- FIG. 2 A binomial pulse method according to an embodiment of the present invention executed by the MRI apparatus of FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an imaging pulse sequence for acquiring a non-fat-suppressed image and a fat-suppressed image using a binomial pulse train.
- FIG. 2 A binomial pulse method according to an embodiment of the present invention executed by the MRI apparatus of FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an imaging pulse sequence for acquiring a non-fat-suppressed image and a fat-suppressed image using a binomial pulse train.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the inclination of the magnetization of water and fat protons and the timing of echo signal detection when the imaging pulse sequence shown in FIG. 2 is executed.
- FIG. 4 Using the binomial pulse method according to another embodiment of the present invention performed by the MRI apparatus of FIG. 1 1 2— Two non-fat-suppressed images and one fat-suppressed image using one binary pulse train It is a figure explaining the timing of the inclination of the magnetization of water and a fat proton, and the detection of an echo signal when the imaging pulse sequence for image acquisition is performed.
- FIG. 5A.5B An imaging pulse sequence for acquiring fat-suppressed images using a binomial pulse train of 1 1 by the binomial pulse method according to yet another embodiment of the present invention executed by the MRI apparatus of FIG.
- FIG. 5A is a reference measurement pulse sequence executed prior to execution of the main measurement pulse sequence of FIG. 5B
- FIG. 5B is a main measurement pulse sequence executed thereafter.
- FIG. 6 Process from when the MRI apparatus in Fig. 1 executes the imaging pulse sequence in Figs. 5A and 5B to reconstruct a fat-suppressed image that eliminates the effects of spatial and temporal non-uniformities in the static magnetic field strength. It is a flowchart explaining these.
- a binomial pulse train is used and a high-frequency magnetic field that constitutes a binomial pulse train is described.
- RF Utilizing the fact that the magnetic field of fat has a transverse magnetic field between pulses, first, by acquiring an NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) signal between these pulses, a non-fat-suppressed image is acquired. A fat suppression image is acquired after binary pulse train irradiation.
- This MRI apparatus uses a magnetic resonance phenomenon to obtain a tomographic image of a subject.
- a static magnetic field generator 1 a gradient magnetic field generator 2, a transmitter 3, a receiver 4, and a signal processor 5
- a sequencer 6 a central processing unit (CPU) 7, an operation unit 8, and a bed 27 on which the subject 9 is mounted.
- CPU central processing unit
- the static magnetic field generator 1 is a device that generates a uniform static magnetic field around the subject 9 mounted on the bed 27 in the body axis direction or in a direction perpendicular to the body axis.
- Static magnetic field generator 1 As the magnetic field generating source, a magnetic field generating source including a permanent magnet, a normal conducting magnet, or a superconducting magnet can be used.
- the gradient magnetic field generation system 2 applies three orthogonal gradient magnetic fields Gs, Gp, and Gr to the subject 9. By applying this gradient magnetic field, the slice plane for the subject 9 is set, and position information is added to the NMR signal.
- the transmission system 3 receives a signal transmitted from the sequencer 6 and generates an RF pulse (here, an RF binomial pulse) for causing nuclear magnetic resonance in the atomic nucleus constituting the biological tissue of the subject 9. And irradiates the subject 9 with a high-frequency oscillator 12, a modulator 13, a high-frequency amplifier 14, and a high-frequency irradiation coil 15.
- the high-frequency signal output from the high-frequency oscillator 12 is modulated by the modulator 13 in accordance with the signal from the sequencer 6, further amplified by the high-frequency amplifier 14, and then placed near the subject 9. Supplied to 15.
- 9 pulses of RF pulse are irradiated from the high-frequency irradiation coil 15.
- the receiving system 4 detects an echo signal (NMR signal) emitted by nuclear magnetic resonance of the nucleus of the living tissue of the subject 9, and includes a high-frequency receiving coil 16, an amplifier 17, and a quadrature phase detector. 18 and AZD transformation 19.
- NMR signal nuclear magnetic resonance of the nucleus of the living tissue of the subject 9
- a desired NMR signal is received by the amplifier 17 and the quadrature detector 18.
- the signal processing system 5 performs an image reconstruction operation using the echo signal detected by the reception system 4, and displays the reconstructed image.
- the signal processing system 5 includes a CPU 7, a ROM 20, a RAM 21, a data storage unit such as a magneto-optical disk 22 and a magnetic disk 24, and a display 23.
- the ROM 20 stores in advance various programs executed by the CPU 7 and invariant parameters used in the execution.
- the CPU 7 reads the program stored in the ROM 20 and executes it to perform processing such as Fourier transform, correction coefficient calculation, and image reconstruction operation on the echo signal obtained by the receiving system 4.
- a tomographic image is displayed on the display 23.
- image analysis processing over time according to the program also do.
- the RAM 21 temporarily stores measurement parameters used for measurement, echo signals detected by the reception system 4, and an image used for region of interest setting. On the magneto-optical disk 22 and the magnetic disk 24, a tomographic image reconstructed by the CPU 7 is recorded.
- the CPU 7 controls the sequencer 6 by executing an imaging program stored in the ROM 20, and executes imaging (measurement) with a predetermined pulse sequence.
- the sequencer 6 outputs RF pulses and gradient magnetic field pulses by outputting control signals to the modulator 13 of the transmission system 3, the gradient magnetic field power supply 11 and the AZD converter 19 of the reception system 4 according to the pulse sequence.
- an echo signal by nuclear magnetic resonance is generated in the atomic nucleus constituting the biological tissue of the region of interest of the subject 9, and this is detected at the predetermined timing. .
- the operation unit 8 is used by a user to input control information and measurement conditions for processing performed in the signal processing system 5, and includes a mouse 25 and a keyboard 26.
- FIG. 2 shows the pulse sequence of the present embodiment.
- a gradient magnetic field pulse train for acquiring an echo signal is applied between RF binomial pulses constituting the binomial pulse train, and after irradiation of the binomial pulse train, so that the contribution ratios of the fat magnetism differ.
- a binary pulse train of two waves (RF pulses 101, 114) is used.
- RF pulses 101 and 104 are set to have a product of time and amplitude so that the nuclear magnetization is inclined by 45 °.
- the time interval between the RF pulse 101 and the RF pulse 114 is set such that the phase difference force S180 ° due to precession of the magnetic field of the fat proton and the water proton is S180 °.
- the principle of the pulse sequence using this binary pulse train will be briefly explained with reference to Fig. 3. Irradiation of the first RF pulse 101 causes the magnetic field of water protons and fat protons to tilt at the same tilt angle (45 °) as shown in FIG.
- the first echo 107 is detected by applying a gradient magnetic field pulse train for acquiring an echo signal using the transverse magnet in this state.
- the magnetization of the fat protons disappears from the transverse magnetic field, whereas the magnetic field of the water protons is tilted to a predetermined angle, that is, to a flip angle of 90 °.
- the second echo 120 is detected. From the first echo 107, an image in which the hydraulic power signal and the fat power signal contributed to the same extent is obtained from the second echo 120. Can each obtain a fat suppression image. In this way, two images with different fat signal contribution rates can be obtained simultaneously with one pulse sequence.
- the pulse sequence of FIG. 2 of the present embodiment will be described in detail.
- the first RF pulse 101 is irradiated from the high frequency irradiation coil 15.
- a gradient magnetic field pulse (Gs) 102 in the slice direction is simultaneously applied to select a slice.
- the magnetization of water protons and fat protons in the selected slice is tilted by 45 ° as shown in FIG.
- the transverse magnetization components of water and fat are generated at the same rate. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2, a gradient magnetic field pulse train is applied to obtain an echo signal 107 from transverse magnetization of both components.
- a gradient echo (GE) sequence is used as the gradient magnetic field pulse train for echo signal acquisition.
- the gradient signal pulse train for echo signal acquisition includes a rephasing gradient magnetic field in the slice direction (Gs) 103 for converging the magnetic field dispersed by the slice selective gradient magnetic field pulse 102, and an offset gradient in the phase encoding direction.
- the readout gradient magnetic field pulse 106 is applied.
- the first echo signal 107 generated during the application of the readout gradient magnetic field pulse 106 is received by the receiving system 4, and is sampled by the AZD converter 19 during the time range 108.
- the reference gradient magnetic field pulse 103, the offset gradient magnetic field pulse 104, and the offset gradient magnetic field pulse 105 may be applied at the same time with different timing applied.
- the read direction rephase gradient magnetic field pulse 110 for converging the magnetization dispersed by the read gradient magnetic field pulse 106, the rewind gradient magnetic field pulse 109 for the phase encoding gradient magnetic field pulse 104, and the next slice A sliced dephase gradient magnetic field pulse 111 for the selective gradient magnetic field pulse 115 is applied.
- These gradient magnetic field pulses are set so that the sum of the products of the time and intensity of all gradient magnetic field pulses applied between the RF pulses 101 and 114 is 0 in all three directions. . As a result, it is possible to create a state in which the magnetization is re-referenced before applying the second RF noise 114.
- Gradient magnetic field pulses 109, 110, and 111 should be marked simultaneously.
- the second RF pulse 114 is applied at a timing when time ⁇ elapses.
- the time is set so that the magnetic phase of the water proton and the magnetization of the fat proton are 180 ° due to the difference in precession frequency. .
- ⁇ is set as follows.
- the gradient magnetic field pulse train for acquiring echo signals (gradient magnetic field pulses 103 to 106, 109) is acquired over time.
- the slice selective gradient magnetic field pulse 115 is applied.
- the magnetization of water protons is tilted to a flip angle of 90 °, and the magnetic field of fat protons becomes a flip angle of 0 °. Therefore, there is no transverse magnetic field of fat protons.
- an echo signal acquisition gradient magnetic field pulse train is applied to detect the echo signal 120 of only the water proton magnetic field.
- the slice gradient reference magnetic field pulse 116, the phase encoding direction offset gradient magnetic field pulse 117, and the readout direction offset gradient magnetic field for converging the magnetic field dispersed by the slice selective gradient magnetic field pulse 115 are converged.
- the readout gradient magnetic field pulse 119 is applied.
- the second echo signal 120 generated during the application of the readout gradient magnetic field pulse 119 is received by the receiving system 4 and sampled in the time range 121 by the AZD converter 19. Thereby, the magnetization of fat protons is suppressed, and the echo signal 120 of only the magnetization of water protons can be acquired.
- a rewind gradient magnetic field pulse 122 for the phase encoding gradient magnetic field pulse 117, a spoil gradient magnetic field pulse 123 for dispersing the magnetic field in the reading direction, and a spoiling gradient magnetic field pulse 124 for dispersing the magnetic field in the slice direction Apply.
- a rewind gradient magnetic field pulse 122 for the phase encoding gradient magnetic field pulse 117 a spoil gradient magnetic field pulse 123 for dispersing the magnetic field in the reading direction
- a spoiling gradient magnetic field pulse 124 for dispersing the magnetic field in the slice direction Apply.
- the gradient magnetic field pulses 116, 117, 118 may also be applied at the same time as before. Also the gradient magnetic field pulses 122, 123, and 124 may also be applied simultaneously as before.
- the intensity sequence of the phase encoding direction offset gradient magnetic field pulse is changed for each repetition unit (TR)
- the above-described Nol sequence is repeated 256 times until the number of data necessary for image reconstruction of one slice is obtained. repeat.
- the CPU 7 reconstructs two images by combining a predetermined number of echo signals 107 and echo signals 120, respectively. As a result, an image obtained by mixing the water component and the fat component from the echo signal 107 and a fat-suppressed image from the echo signal 120 are obtained.
- the CPU 7 displays the obtained two kinds of images on the display 23.
- the display method is such that the user compares the two types of images to determine the adipose tissue and accurately interprets the fat-suppressed image.
- the desired method can be taken.
- the user can easily determine the fat tissue and accurately interpret the fat suppression image.
- two types of echo signals having different fat contribution ratios can be acquired at one time within one pulse sequence, and therefore, by the pulse sequence by the binomial pulse method.
- a non-fat-suppressed image is further acquired using a normal pulse sequence, and the imaging time can be shortened to about half compared to the conventional method.
- two types of echo signals can be obtained within the same nors sequence, differences due to changes over time, such as body movement of the subject, are unlikely to occur. Therefore, both image forces can accurately determine only the presence or absence of a fat component, and the effect of improving inspection accuracy can be obtained.
- the echo signal acquisition gradient magnetic field pulse train can be three-dimensional (3D) imaging.
- the slice encode gradient magnetic field pulses 112 and 125 and the rewind gradient magnetic field pulses 113 and 126 corresponding thereto are pursued in the slice direction!
- the spoil gradient magnetic field pulse 124 in the slice direction is In some cases, it is not applied. This allows 3D imaging of two types of images with different fat contribution rates.
- the slice encode gradient magnetic field pulse 112 may be applied in a superimposed manner with the slice direction reference gradient magnetic field pulse 116.
- a two-term pulse train having three or more forces using a two-wave binary pulse train can be used.
- Figure 4 shows the case of using 1-2-1 pulse as the binary pulse train.
- the first pulse 401 and the third no 403 have a flip angle of 22.5.
- the second pulse 402 is an RF binomial pulse with a flip angle of 45 °.
- Each pulse interval (time) is set so that the phase difference between the magnetic fluxes of fat and water protons is 180 °, as in the above-described embodiment.
- the binary pulse train consisting of a plurality of pulse waves of three or more waves as described above, by performing similar imaging, three or more types of images having different contribution ratios of water and fat magnetic fields are once obtained. Since these images can be obtained at the same time, it is easy to distinguish adipose tissue by comparing them.
- a binary pulse train that also has a pulse force of 3 or more, it is not always necessary to apply the gradient magnetic field pulse train for acquiring the echo signal in all of the plurality of pulses. At least one of the plurality of pulses is not necessarily applied. If the configuration is such that the application of a gradient magnetic field pulse train for echo signal acquisition is executed after irradiation with a binary pulse train. As a result, at least one kind of fat / water component mixed image and fat suppression image are obtained.
- the binary pulse train is not limited to the force applied to suppress fat, and can be applied to suppress water and obtain a fat image.
- FIG. 1 An embodiment based on the second aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 5A, 5B, and 6.
- FIG. 1 An embodiment based on the second aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 5A, 5B, and 6.
- FIG. 1 An embodiment based on the second aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 5A, 5B, and 6.
- FIG. 1 An embodiment based on the second aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 5A, 5B, and 6.
- the imaging pulse sequence includes the reference measurement shown in Fig. 5A and the main measurement shown in Fig. 5B, and the reference measurement is performed prior to the main measurement.
- Pulse irradiation force Actually measures the phase rotation amount of the water magnet until the echo signal is detected, and obtains the phase shift amount due to the spatial and temporal fluctuations of the static magnetic field.
- the magnetic field for image reconstruction by gradient echo method is used.
- the imaging method for acquiring the magnetic resonance signal for image reconstruction in this measurement is not limited to the gradient echo method, and a desired method such as the spin echo method (SE) can be used.
- FIG. 5A shows the reference measurement of the imaging sequence that selectively excites the magnetic field of water by a binary pulse train (11 pulses) of two waves.
- the reference measurement includes a first reference measurement interval 510 and a second reference measurement interval 520.
- the same pulse sequence as that of the main measurement is used. repeat.
- the first reference measurement section 510 only the high-frequency magnetic field pulse of the first wave 101 of the 1-1 pulse is irradiated, the second wave 114 is not irradiated, and an echo signal (magnetic resonance signal) 511 is acquired. .
- the second reference measurement section 520 the first wave 101 is not emitted, but only the second wave 114 is emitted, and an echo signal 521 is acquired.
- Gradient magnetic field pulses (Gs, Gr) other than the high-frequency magnetic field pulses (Gs, Gr) 102, 103, 115, 116, 118, 119, 123 and the acquisition timing of the echo signals 511, 521 are the same as in this measurement.
- the phase of the echo signal 511 acquired in the first reference measurement section 510 indicates the amount of phase rotation 01 of the water magnet from the first wave 101 to the acquisition of the echo signal.
- the phase of the echo signal 520 acquired in the measurement interval 520 indicates the phase rotation amount ⁇ 2 of the magnetization of water from the second wave 114 to the acquisition of the echo signal. Therefore, by measuring the difference between the phase rotation amounts 0 1 and 0 2, the actual phase rotation amount ( ⁇ 1- ⁇ 2) of the water magnet from the first wave 101 to the second wave 102 is measured. be able to.
- the measured phase rotation amount (0 — 0) of the magnetic field is the theoretical phase rotation obtained by the following equation (3)
- the phase is obtained by adding the phase shift due to the temporal variation of the static magnetic field strength to the amount ⁇ 0. Therefore, the phase shift can be absorbed by setting the irradiation phase after the second wave based on the amount of phase rotation obtained by reference measurement.
- the first wave 101 and the second wave 114 which are high-frequency magnetic field pulses for tilting each magnetic field by 45 °, are applied at intervals of a predetermined time ⁇ .
- This time ⁇ is set so that the rotational phase difference due to the precession of the water magnetization and the fat magnetism becomes 180 ° as described above.
- a predetermined slice is selected, and the water magnetic field and fat magnetic field of the slice are set at a flip angle of 45 °. Tilt.
- a slice direction (Gs) reference gradient magnetic field pulse 103 for refocusing the magnetic field dispersed by the application of the slice selection gradient magnetic field 102 at the application timing of the second wave 114 is applied.
- the second wave 114 is irradiated and the slice selection gradient magnetic field 115 is applied to thereby magnetize the water. Inclined the flip angle of 90 ° to make the flip angle of the fat magnet 0 °.
- the irradiation phase ⁇ e of the second wave 114 is the irradiation position of the first wave.
- Phase ⁇ e is the same as the phase rotation amount ( ⁇ ⁇ ) of the magnetic field obtained by reference measurement.
- the high-frequency magnetic field pulse (second wave 114) of the irradiation phase that matches the phase of the magnetic field of the water can be selected by tilting the flip angle of the magnetic field of the water by exactly 90 °.
- the flip angle of fat magnetization can be suppressed to 0 °.
- the second reference gradient magnetic field pulse 116 is applied in the slice direction (Gs).
- the readout direction (Gr) gradient magnetic field pulse 119 is applied.
- the magnetic field is converged and the generated echo signal 120 is sampled for a time range 121.
- a rewind gradient magnetic field pulse 122 in the phase direction and a spoiling gradient magnetic field 123 in the readout direction are applied.
- an encoding gradient magnetic field pulse 123 and a rewind gradient magnetic field pulse 126 are applied in the slice direction.
- this sequence is repeated 256 times, for example, while changing the phase encoding gradient magnetic field pulse 117 (intensity of the slice direction encoding gradient magnetic field pulse 125), and the number of data required for image reconstruction is obtained. Get the echo signal.
- the CPU 7 acquires the echo signals 511 and 521 in the first and second reference measurement sections 510 and 520 of the force reference measurement for continuously executing the reference measurement and the main measurement.
- the respective phases ⁇ 1 and ⁇ 2 are detected. (Steps 601, 60 2).
- the amount of phase rotation ( ⁇ — ⁇ ) between the first and second waves are detected.
- this measurement is repeatedly executed, for example, 256 times, and a predetermined number of echo signals are acquired (step 605).
- the acquired echo signal force also reconstructs a tomographic image or the like in which the fat in the region of interest of the subject is suppressed (step 606).
- the irradiation phase of the binary pulse after the second wave in consideration of the phase shift of the water magnet due to the spatial and temporal non-uniformity of the static magnetic field strength.
- two binary pulse (1 1 pulse) trains are used!
- it can also be applied to binary pulse trains of 3 or more waves.
- reference measurement is performed for the number of irradiations of the binomial pulse, echo signals for the number of irradiations are obtained, and the irradiation phase of the binomial pulse for the main measurement is set in the same manner as in the above embodiment.
- the reference measurement can be performed twice as in the sequence of Fig. 5A, and the irradiation phase after the second wave of the binomial pulse train of this measurement can be set by calculation from the obtained ⁇ . By making the reference measurement twice in this way, the entire reference measurement can be completed in a short time.
- the force described in the case of selectively exciting the magnetization of water and suppressing the magnetization of fat is not limited to this combination, but is also a selective excitation of various tissue components by a binary pulse train (The present invention can be applied to (suppression).
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