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Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021

Filed:

May. 01, 2019
Applicant:

Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara, JP;

Inventors:

Takeshi Obara, Otawara, JP;

Hidetaka Konta, Utsunomiya, JP;

Shinya Ozawa, Nasushiobara, JP;

Yoshimori Kassai, Nasushiobara, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/565 (2006.01); G01R 33/34 (2006.01); G01R 33/56 (2006.01); G01R 33/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/5659 (2013.01); G01R 33/34084 (2013.01); G01R 33/4816 (2013.01); G01R 33/5602 (2013.01);
Abstract

In one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes a memory storing a predetermined program and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry configured, by executing the predetermined program, to generate a first image based on first data acquired from an object with Ultrashort TE (UTE), generate a second image based on second data acquired from the object with non-UTE, generate a mask image from the second image, and perform mask processing, by using the mask image, to remove or reduce an undesired signal around the object depicted in the first image.


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