Patent ID: 6912302

Claim:
An imaging method of encoding a K space so as to fill said K space with orthogonal two directions as phase axes, said method comprising the steps of: determining an encode order in consideration of distances from center of said K space to individual encode points and existing quadrants; and encoding said K space in said determined encode order; wherein said determining step comprises: defining N 1 (>4) encode points as a first segment in order of decreasing distances from center of said K space, next defining N 2 encode points as a second segment in order of decreasing distances from center of said K space, and similarly performing segmentization subsequently; assigning serial numbers to said encode points of a first quandrant in said first segment in order of decreasing distances from center of said K space, next assigning serial numbers to said encode points of a second quadrant therein in order of decreasing distances from center of said K space, next assigning serial numbers to said encode points of a third quadrant therein in order of decreasing distances from center of said K space, and next assigning serial numbers to said encode points of a fourth quadrant therein in order of decreasing distnaces from center of said K space; and next assigning serial numbers to said encode points of a first quadrant in said second segment in order of decreasing distances from center of said K space, next assigning serial numbers to said encode points of a second quadrant therein in order of decreasing distances from center of said K space, next assigning serial numbers to said encode points of a third quadrant therein in order of decreasing distances from center of said K space, and next assigning serial numbers to said encode points of fourth quadrant therein in order of decreasing distances from center of said K space, and similarly assigning serial numbers subsequently; and wherein said encoding of said K space is done in order of said determined serial number to thereby collect data.