Magnetic resonance imaging method and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
AssigneesKeio University, Shinya Yamada, Canon Medical Systems Corporation
InventorsKoichi Oshio, Shinya Yamada, Masao Yui, Seiko Sakuraba
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Abstract
A magnetic resonance imaging method according to an embodiment includes performing a balanced SSFP sequence, repeatedly applies an excitation RF pulse to a subject at intervals of a repetition time and applies gradient magnetic field pulses balanced such that a time integral becomes zero within each interval of the repetition time, while further applying a spin labeling gradient magnetic field for generating one or more continuous spin labels within each interval of the repetition time.
Claims9
A magnetic resonance imaging method comprising:
- performing a balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) sequence, which repeatedly applies an excitation radio frequency (RF) pulse to a subject at intervals of a repetition time and applies gradient magnetic field pulses balanced such that a time integral becomes zero within each interval of the repetition time, while further applying a spin labeling gradient magnetic field for generating one or more continuous spin labels within each interval of the repetition time.
A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:
- a gradient coil configured to apply a gradient magnetic field to a subject placed in a static magnetic field;
- an RF coli configured to apply an RF pulse to the subject;
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- processing circuitry configured to perform a balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) sequence, which repeatedly applies an excitation radio frequency (RF) pulse to a subject at intervals of a repetition time and applies gradient magnetic field pulses balanced such that a time integral becomes zero within each interval of the repetition time, by controlling the gradient coil and the RF coli, wherein
- the processing circuitry performs the bSSFP sequence while further applying a spin labeling gradient magnetic field for generating one or more continuous spin labels within each interval of the repetition time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.