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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2018
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Toru Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Ryota Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Hisaaki Ochi, Tokyo, JP;
Takenori Murase, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshitaka Bito, Tokyo, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a static magnetic field generating magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field in a space where a subject is arranged; a transmission unit configured to transmit a high frequency magnetic field to the subject; a reception unit configured to receive a nuclear magnetic resonance signal generated in the subject due to transmission of the high-frequency magnetic field thereto; a gradient magnetic field application unit configured to apply a gradient magnetic field which adds positional information to the nuclear magnetic resonance signal; a computer configured to control the transmission unit, the reception unit, and the gradient magnetic field application unit, and configured to process the nuclear magnetic resonance signal; and a display unit configured to display an image processed by the computer; and the computer performs a predetermined calculation processing.