Patent ID: 6940280

Claim:
A data collection method comprising: dividing a k space into (2I+1) regions, wherein the (2I+1) regions include a zeroth region positioned in a center of a phase encode axis, two first regions, and two Ith regions lying along the phase encode axis, wherein one of the first regions lies between the zeroth region and one of the Ith regions, a remaining region of the first regions lies between the zeroth region and a remaining region of the Ith regions; repeating a magnetic resonance (MR) data collection from an nth region while changing n successively to fill the k space, wherein n ranges from 1 to I; intermittently collecting MR data corresponding to the zeroth region after each successive change in n; and inserting a pulse sequence for at least one time to collect data between the MR data collection from the nth region and said intermittently collecting the MR data corresponding to the zeroth region, wherein the pulse sequence corresponds to a phase encode amount that is included in one of the first regions, and the phase encode amount is represented by a polarity and a magnitude along the phase encode axis.