Patent ID: 7917191

Claim:
A method for generating an image in contrast agent-supported magnetic resonance angiography wherein data are entered into k-space, comprising the steps of: for a first data acquisition after injection of a contrast agent into the vessel system of an examination subject, designating a first central region of k-space, that leaves a first peripheral region of k-space and acquiring a first magnetic resonance data set from the subject during an arterial phase of distribution of the contrast agent in the vessel system by scanning only said first central region of k-space; for a second data acquisition following said first data acquisition, designating a second central region of k-space that leaves a second peripheral region of k-space and acquiring a second magnetic resonance data set from the subject during an equilibrium phase of distribution of the contrast agent in the vessel system by scanning said second peripheral k-space region while omitting scanning of said second central k-space region; generating a magnetic resonance image of the subject by merging said first data set and said second data set; and generating a mask for identification of arterial regions from said first data set, and automatically segmenting said image using said mask.