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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2012
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Daejeon, KR;
Hyun Wook Park, Daejeon, KR;
Ye Ji Han, Daejeon, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
KOREA ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a main magnet to generate a static magnetic field in an imaging region, a gradient coil assembly to form a gradient in the static magnetic field, a radio frequency (RF) coil assembly to apply a first RF pulse and second RF pulse with respect to n (n≧2) slice regions located at different positions in the imaging region, to excite atomic nuclei of the slice regions, and a controller to control the RF coil assembly to apply a first RF pulse and second RF pulse having a first center frequency fto a first slice and to apply a first RF pulse having a second center frequency f+fand a second RF pulse having a third center frequency f−fto a second slice.