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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2016
Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Otawara-shi, Tochigi-ken, JP;
Shuhei Nitta, Tokyo, JP;
Tomoyuki Takeguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Nobuyuki Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Shigehide Kuhara, Tochigi, JP;
TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Otawara-shi, Tochigi, JP;
Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment includes an acquiring unit, a detecting unit, a deriving unit, and an imaging controller. The acquiring unit acquires three-dimensional image data including a target organ. The detecting unit detects an upper end position and a lower end position of the target organ in the three-dimensional image data. The deriving unit derives an imaging range of subsequent imaging performed after acquisition of the three-dimensional image data based on the upper end position and the lower end position of the target organ. The imaging controller controls performance of the subsequent imaging in accordance with the imaging range.