Patent ID: 6914429

Claim:
A magnetic resonance imaging system for producing an image based on data acquired from an object to be imaged, the data being acquired using a pulse sequence including a pre-pulse, an RF excitation pulse, an encoding gradient pulse, and a reading gradient pulse, the magnetic resonance imaging system comprising: a memorization unit configured to memorize the pulse sequence in which the encoding gradient pulse is applied to the object such that data is acquired outwardly from a center of k-space with respect to time, in which a train of pulses including the RF excitation pulse, the encoding gradient pulse, and the reading gradient pulse is applied to the object such that the number of times of data acquisition in a central region in k-space is larger than the number of times of data acquisition in an outer region in k-space, and in which the pre-pulse is applied to the object such that the number of application times of the pre-pulse for a central region in k-space is larger than the number of application times of the pre-pulse for an outer region in k-space; a scan unit configured to scan the object using the pulse sequence memorized in the memorization unit; an acquisition unit configured to acquire data from an MR signal obtained from the object in response to the scan performed by the scan unit; and an image reconstruction unit configured to reconstruct the image from the data acquired by the acquisition unit.