Patent ID: 7656155
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising: an imaging unit applying a gradient magnetic field and a radio frequency pulse to an inspection body in an magnetostatic field and generating a magnetic resonance signal; a bed having a top panel for placing the inspection body thereon and sliding the top panel in a longitudinal direction; a radio frequency coil for detecting the magnetic resonance signal; a display unit displaying a positioning image; a determining unit determining an ROI (a region of interest) on the basis of designation on the positioning image; a comparing unit comparing the ROI with an available FOV (a field of view) defined by the magnetostatic field; a calculating unit calculating a plurality of FOVs including the ROI when the comparing unit determines that the size of the ROI is greater than that of the available FOV; and a control unit controlling the imaging unit, the bed, and the radio frequency coil so as to perform an imaging operation on each of the FOVs.