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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2012
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-Shi, JP;
Lijun Zhang, Beijing, CN;
Ye Liu, Beijing, CN;
Kensuke Shinoda, Otawara, JP;
Kiyomi Ooshima, Nasushiobara, JP;
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention discloses an apparatus and a method for determining a trigger timing of a CE-MRA scan. The apparatus comprises: a blood flow velocity acquisition unit configured to acquire a blood flow velocity of a target vessel; and a trigger timing determination unit configured to determine the trigger timing for performing the CE-MAR scan on a CE-MRA scan region according to the blood flow velocity and a predetermined image acquisition condition during a monitoring scan. The apparatus and method take the blood flow velocity into consideration, and can determine the trigger timing of the CE-MRA scan automatically and accurately.