Methods for multiple acquisitions with global inversion cycling for vascular-space-occupancy dependant and apparatuses and devices related thereto

A method for magnetic resonance imaging in which it is desired to eliminate MR signals of selected tissues, fluid or body components in a target area of an object to be imaged, comprising the steps of:

• applying an initial RF inversion pulse to invert the magnetization of the selected tissues, fluid or body component;
• successively applying one or more RF inversions pulses;
• acquiring MR image data;
• and
• sequencing the acquisition of MR image data so image data is being acquired following in a time sequence the application of one of the applied RF inversion pulses.

A method for magnetic resonance imaging in which it is desired to eliminate MR signals of selected tissues, fluid or body components in a target area of an object to be imaged, comprising the steps of:

• applying an initial RF inversion pulse of a T1 preparatory sequence of one of an inversion-recovery technique, a saturation recovery technique or a multiple-inversion-recovery technique;
• successively applying one or more RF inversions pulses of the T1 preparatory sequence;
• and
• interleaving the inversion pulses of the initial RF inversion pulse and the one or more successively applied inversion pulses with excitation pulses associated with MR imaging process so as to allow acquisition of MR image data at or about a condition where signals from the selected tissues, fluid or body components are minimized and so as to essentially not contaminate other MR signals being acquired from the target area.

A method for magnetic resonance imaging in which it is desired to eliminate MR signals of selected tissues, fluid or body components in a target area of an object to be imaged, comprising the steps of:

• applying an initial RF inversion pulse of a T1 preparatory sequence of one of an inversion-recovery technique, a saturation recovery technique or a multiple-inversion-recovery technique;
• successively applying one or more RF inversions pulses of the T1 preparatory sequence;
• and
• interleaving the inversion pulses of the initial RF inversion pulse and the one or more successively applied inversion pulses with excitation pulses associated with MR imaging process so as to allow acquisition of MR image data at or about a condition where signals from the selected tissues, fluid or body components are being maintained essentially nulled.