Patent ID: 6366091
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
A nuclear magnetic resonance imaging method including a first inversion longitudinal magnetization generation step for generating inversion longitudinal magnetization by applying radio frequency pulses to an object, and a first imaging step for executing continuously a plurality of first signal acquisition steps in succession to said first inversion longitudinal magnetization generation step:wherein each of a plurality of said first signal acquisition step comprises the steps of: irradiating at least one radio frequency pulse to said object and generating transverse magnetization in a selected slice region; generating a plurality of echo signals while phase encoding gradient magnetic fields are being applied to said object to which said transverse magnetization is applied; and detecting a plurality of said echo signals in a time series while a read gradient magnetic field is applied to said object, a polarity of said read gradient magnetic field being alternately changed; and wherein a plurality of said first signal acquisition steps select mutually different slice positions.