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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 10, 2011
Applicants:

Naho Takahashi, Otawara, JP;

Masato Ikedo, Nasushiobara, JP;

Inventors:

Naho Takahashi, Otawara, JP;

Masato Ikedo, Nasushiobara, JP;

Assignees:

Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, JP;

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-Shi, Tochigi-Ken, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/483 (2006.01); G01R 33/565 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 33/483 (2013.01); G01R 33/5659 (2013.01);
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes an image generating unit, a judging unit and a correction unit. The image generating unit receives, from an object, a magnetic resonance signal caused by transmission of an RF pulse to cause a nuclear magnetic resonance, and generates image data of the object based on the magnetic resonance signal. The judging unit identifies an implant region where an implant part exists inside the object, based on the image data. The correction unit acquires magnetic resonance frequency information from a body region which is a region inside the object excluding the implant region, and corrects a center frequency of the RF pulse based on the magnetic resonance frequency information.


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