Mri apparatus and image processing apparatus

An MRI apparatus comprising:

• a scanner equipped with at least a static magnetic field magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field, a gradient coil configured to apply gradient pulses, and an RF coil configured to apply RF pulses to an object and receive magnetic resonance signals from the object;
• and
• processing circuitry configured to
• set a pulse sequence in which a plurality of refocusing pulses are sequentially applied subsequent to application of one excitation pulse and a predetermined number of magnetic resonance signals are acquired in each period between adjacent two refocusing pulses by using a water/fat separation method, in such a manner that the magnetic resonance signals are different in echo time TE for each of the plurality of refocusing pulses,
• cause the scanner to perform the pulse sequence and acquire the magnetic resonance signals under the pulse sequence, and
• generate a computed image from the magnetic resonance signals, the computed image being a magnetic resonance image of the object obtained by computation.