Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, magnetic resonance imaging method, and computer-readable, nonvolatile storage medium storing magnetic resonance imaging program

A magnetic resonance imaging method comprising:

• performing irradiation of a saturation RF pulse as a prepulse;
• reading out a saturation magnetic resonance signal in a spatially selective manner, the saturation magnetic resonance signal corresponding to a signal excited by the saturation RF pulse;
• performing a main acquisition including irradiation of an excitation RF pulse, after the irradiation of the saturation RF pulse, the excitation RF pulse being a different RF pulse from the saturation RF pulse;
• and
• outputting the saturation magnetic resonance signal and main-acquisition data acquired by the main acquisition.

A computer-readable, nonvolatile storage medium storing a magnetic resonance imaging program that causes a computer to execute:

• performing irradiation of a saturation RF pulse as a prepulse;
• reading out a saturation magnetic resonance signal in a spatially selective manner, the saturation magnetic resonance signal corresponding to a signal excited by the saturation RF pulse;
• performing a main acquisition including irradiation of an excitation RF pulse, after the irradiation of the saturation RF pulse, the excitation RF pulse being a different RF pulse from the saturation RF pulse;
• and
• outputting the saturation magnetic resonance signal and main-acquisition data acquired by the main acquisition.