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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2010
Yuichi Yamashita, Otawara, JP;
Nobuyasu Ichinose, Otawara, JP;
Shinichi Kitane, Nasushiobara, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-Shi, Tochigi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a magnetic resonance data acquisition unit and a cerebrospinal fluid image data generation unit. The magnetic resonance data acquisition unit consecutively acquires a plurality of magnetic resonance data for generating a plurality of cerebrospinal fluid image data, each corresponding to a different data acquisition time, after a labeling pulse is applied. The cerebrospinal fluid image data generation unit generates the plurality of cerebrospinal fluid image data based on the plurality of magnetic resonance data.