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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, KR;
Hyun-seok Seo, Seoul, KR;
Hyun-wook Park, Daejeon, KR;
Joon-soo Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seo-hee So, Daejeon, KR;
Dae-ho Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
The MRI apparatus includes a processor configured to apply a gradient echo pulse sequence that makes a sum of gradients applied during one repetition time (TR) in a slice selection direction, a phase encoding direction, and a frequency encoding direction equal zero and maintains spins in an object in a steady state; alternately apply, while the gradient echo pulse sequence is continuously applied, a first radio frequency (RF) pulse having a first flip angle and a second RF pulse having a second flip angle that is different from the first flip angle at each TR interval; and generate an MR image based on an echo signal acquired when the spins are in the steady state.