| US 7,474,096 B2 | ||
| Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus | ||
| Masatoshi Hanawa, Otawara (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan); and Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Tochigi (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 23, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/656,524. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 2006-016670 (JP), filed on Jan. 25, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0170920 A1, Jul. 26, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01V 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 324—306 [600/415] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus which is configured to:
apply RF pulses to a subject placed on a support which is moving in an imaging field in which a static magnetic field and
gradient magnetic fields are formed;
acquire magnetic resonance signals emitted from the subject as a result of application of the RF pulses;
produce image data based on the acquired magnetic resonance signals; and
stop the generation of a drive signal to move the support during a magnetic resonance signal acquisition interval.
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