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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2009
Yuji Iwadate, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Kanda, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Iwadate, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Kanda, Tokyo, JP;
GE Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC, Waukesha, WI (US);
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a first navigator data processor that generates a first phase profile based on first navigator data acquired by executing a first navigator sequence, generates a position profile indicative of a relationship between a plurality of region positions and time at which the first navigator sequence is executed, and detects a specific position in the position profile. A second navigator data processor generates a second phase profile based on second navigator data acquired by executing a second navigator sequence, detects the position of each region with respect to each second phase profile within a reference range set so as to contain the specific position, based on each second phase profile, and acquires the same as its corresponding position data.