Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method

A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:

• means for setting a first contrast imaging condition and a second contrast imaging condition;
• means for impressing gradient magnetic fields to an object in a static magnetic field in accordance with the first imaging condition and the second imaging condition;
• means for transmitting radio frequency signals to the object in accordance with the first imaging condition and the second imaging condition;
• means for acquiring first magnetic resonance signal data corresponding to the first imaging condition and second magnetic resonance signal data corresponding to the second imaging condition from the object;
• means for reconstructing first three dimensional image data regarding the object in accordance with the first magnetic resonance signal data and second three dimensional image data regarding the object in accordance with the second magnetic resonance signal data;
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• means for combining the first three dimensional image data and the second three dimensional image data to generate third three dimensional image data.

A magnetic resonance imaging method comprising steps of:

• setting a first contrast imaging condition and a second contrast imaging condition;
• impressing gradient magnetic fields to an object in a static magnetic field in accordance with the first imaging condition and the second imaging condition;
• transmitting radio frequency signals to the object in accordance with the first imaging condition and the second imaging condition;
• acquiring first magnetic resonance signal data corresponding to the first imaging condition and second magnetic resonance signal data corresponding to the second imaging condition from the object;
• reconstructing first three dimensional image data regarding the object in accordance with the first magnetic resonance signal data and second three dimensional image data regarding the object in accordance with the second magnetic resonance signal data;
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• combining the first three dimensional image data and the second three dimensional image data to generate third three dimensional image data.