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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1989
Takao Kasugai, Tochigi, JP;
Tadahiro Takeda, Tochigi, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A repeat interval, the number of encoding and the number of excitations are set in a processor by inputting from a keyboard before the start of image acquisition. The image acquisition duration is calculated using these set parameters, and the value corresponding to the image acquisition duration is set in a timer. The timer performs down-counting during image acquisition. A remaining image acquisition duration generated from the timer is displayed on a display and/or is output as voice signals from a voice output unit. Informing the patient of the time remaining until completion of image acquisition reduces the patient's anxiety and thus reduces motion artifacts.