Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus

Abstract

The MR imaging apparatus for imaging a moving spin, comprises a design unit for designing four sets of pulse sequences with four moment vectors, especially four first moment vectors, which can impart a phase shift to the moving spins, an acquiring unit for acquiring echo data by implementing the designed pulse sequences, a calculating unit for calculating a flow-related value of the moving spin, especially, a flow velocity using the echo data and a generating unit for generating image data of the moving spin using the calculated flow velocity. The first moment vectors correspond to four vertices of a tetrahedron respectively located in a 3-D moment space, a center of which coincides with an origin of the 3-D moment space.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.