Patent ID: 8525517
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising: a receiving coil having a plurality of element coils, each element coil being configured to receive a magnetic resonance signal emitted from a subject; a storage unit configured to store coil positional information with respect to each of the element coils that indicates a physical position of each of the element coils relative to a representative position set on the receiving coil; a creating unit configured to create profile data with respect to each of the element coils based on magnetic resonance signals received by each of the element coils, the profile data indicating a distribution of the magnetic resonance signals in a coil arrangement direction in which the element coils are arranged; a calculating unit configured to calculate a position of the representative position set on the receiving coil in the coil arrangement direction by performing a regression analysis using (a) the coil positional information and (b) the profile data; and a control unit configured to cause a display unit to display positions of the element coils based on the representative position calculated by the calculating unit.