# US 2014/0191753 A1 · Method and apparatus for obtaining magnetic resonance image > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0191753 A1 - Document ID: US20140191753A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/028,777 - Filed: 2013-09-17 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Keum-yong OH; Sang-young ZHO; Sang-heum CHO; Jin-young HWANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140191753A1 ## CPC - G01R 33/4835: {of multiple slices} - G01R 33/56383: {involving motion of the sample as a whole, e.g. multistation MR or MR with continuous table motion} - G01R: MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES (indicating correct tuning of resonant circuits H03J3/12) ## Abstract An MRI method includes: defining image regions on an object; setting imaging conditions for the defined image regions; and acquiring MR images for the image regions according to the set imaging conditions. The imaging conditions may be set by displaying information about the defined image regions and setting the imaging conditions for the image regions based on the displayed information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) method comprising: defining image regions on an object; setting imaging conditions for the defined image regions; and acquiring MR images for the image regions according to the set imaging conditions, wherein the setting the imaging conditions comprises displaying information about the defined image regions and setting the imaging conditions for the image regions based on the displayed information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the imaging conditions include information about a protocol for each of the image regions, and each of protocols is set differently for each of the image regions. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the imaging conditions are set so that an acquisition of a scout image is omitted. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the imaging conditions are set so that a scout image is acquired. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the imaging conditions include a movement speed of a table on which the object is located for each of the image regions, and the movement speed of the table is set differently for each of image regions. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the defining the image regions comprises: automatically setting at least one of an imaging start point and an imaging end point for each of the image regions by using an attachment affixed to the object or to a table on which the object is placed. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the defining the image regions comprises: setting at least one of an imaging start point and an imaging end point for each of the image regions by using a signal input through an external input device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, further comprising: setting, by the external input device, the imaging start point and the imaging end point when initiating and terminating the signal through the external input device, respectively, wherein the signal is supplied for a time period. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the external input device is built in a table on which the object is located. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the external input device is built in an operating console. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the external input device comprises at least one of a button, a joystick, a touch panel, a switch, and a sensor. ### Claim 12 A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus comprising: an image region definer configured to define image regions on an object; an imaging condition setter configured to set imaging conditions for the defined image regions; and an image processor configured to acquire MR images for the image regions according to the set imaging conditions, wherein the imaging condition setter comprises: a display configured to display information about the defined image regions, and a setting portion configured to set imaging conditions for the image regions based on the displayed information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the imaging conditions include information about a protocol for each of the image regions, and each of protocols is set differently for each of the image regions. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the imaging conditions for the image regions are set so that an acquisition of a scout image is omitted. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the imaging conditions for the image regions are set so that a scout image is acquired. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the imaging conditions include a movement speed of a table on which the object is located for each of the image regions, and the movement speed of the table is set differently for each of the image regions. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the image region definer automatically sets at least one of an imaging start point and an imaging end point for each of the image regions by using an attachment affixed to the object or to a table on which the object is placed. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising: an external input device, wherein the image region definer is configured to set at least one of an imaging start point and an imaging end point for each of the image regions by using a signal which is input via the external input device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the image region definer is configured to set the imaging start point and the imaging end point when initiating and terminating the signal through the external input device, respectively, and the signal is supplied for a time period. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the external input device is built in a table on which the object is located. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the external input device is built in an operating console. ### Claim 22 (depends on 18) The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the external input device comprises at least one of a button, a joystick, a touch panel, a switch, and a sensor. ### Claim 23 (depends on 1) A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program which, when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute the method of claim 1.