Patent ID: 7256580
Filing Date: 2007-08-14
Classification: A61B,G01R

Abstract:
1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging condition setting unit configured to set a first contrast imaging condition and a second contrast imaging condition; a gradient coil configured to impress gradient magnetic fields to an object in a static magnetic field in accordance with the first imaging condition and the second imaging condition; a radio frequency coil configured to transmit radio frequency signals to the object in accordance with the first imaging condition and the second imaging condition; a data acquisition unit configured to acquire 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; an image reconstructing unit configured to reconstruct 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; and an image data generating unit configured to combine the first three dimensional image data and the second three dimensional image data to generate third three dimensional image data.