Patent ID: 7609059

Claim:
A method for operating a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising the steps of: (a) exposing an examination subject to a suppression module, comprised of a first set of at least one electromagnetic pulse, that suppresses magnetic resonance signals emanating from the examination subject that originate from nuclear spins of a predetermined type; (b) exposing the examination subject to an acquisition module, comprised of a second set of at least one electromagnetic pulse, after a wait time following exposure to said suppression module, to acquire magnetic resonance measurement data from the examination subject; (c) repeating steps (a) and (b) at least one time, each repetition occurring after a repetition time; and (d) before steps (a), (b) and (c), exposing the examination subject to a spin preparation module, comprised of a third set of at least one electromagnetic pulse, which shifts magnetization of said nuclear spins of said predetermined type into a steady state condition that is maintained during steps (a), (b) and (c).