KR100335833B1 - MR이미징(Imaging)장치 - Google Patents
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- 핵자기공명(NMR) 현상을 이용해서 이미징(Imaging)을 행하는 MR 이미징 장치에 있어서,촬영영역 공간에 균일한 정자장(靜磁場)을 발생하는 주(主) 마그넷트와,상기 정자장 공간에서 직교하는 3차원 방향으로 자장강도가 각각 변화하는 슬라이스 선택용 경사자장 펄스, 위상 엔코드용 경사자장 펄스 및 판독용 경사자장 펄스인 3개의 경사자장 펄스를 발생시키기 위한 제1 내지 제3의 경사자장 코일과,여기(勵起) RF펄스와 리포커스 RF펄스의 조사 및 에코신호의 검출을 행하기 위한 RF코일과,상기 RF코일을 통해서 1개의 여기 RF펄스와 그것에 이어지는 복수개의 리포커스 RF펄스를 소정의 캐리어 주파수로 변조하여 소정의 타이밍에서 차례대로 조사하는 RF 조사수단과,상기 여기 RF펄스 및 리포커스 RF펄스의 각 펄스의 조사타이밍에 맞추어 상기 제1의 경사자장 코일을 통해서 슬라이스면을 선택하기 위한 경사자장 펄스를 발생하는 슬라이스 선택용 경사자장 펄스 발생수단과,각 에코신호의 각 발생 타이밍에 맞추어, 상기 제2의 경사자장 코일을 통해서 각 에코신호마다 다른 위상 엔코드용 경사자장 펄스를 발생하는 위상 엔코드용 경사자장 펄스 발생수단과,상기 각 에코신호의 각 발생타이밍에 맞추어, 상기 제3의 경사자장 코일을통해서 판독용 경사자장 펄스를 발생하는 판독용 경사자장 펄스 발생수단과,상기 RF코일에 의해 검출된 에코신호를 소정의 주파수(기준주파수)로 검파해서 데이터를 수집하는 데이터 수집수단과,상기 각 에코신호마다 상기 기준주파수에 대한 에코피크의 위상차를 구하는 위상검출수단과,상기 각 에코신호마다 얻어진 데이터에 대해서 상기 위상차에 기초하여 회전처리를 행하는 것에 의해 각 에코신호사이의 위상을 연속적으로 연결하는 회전처리수단과,상기 회전처리후의 데이터에서 단층상(斷層橡)을 재구성하는 데이터 처리수단을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 MR 이미징 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 RF 조사수단은, 복수개의 리포커스 RF펄스의 위상극성을 교대로 바꾸면서 조사하는 것을 특징으로 하는 MR 이미징 장치.
- 제 2 항에 있어서,상기 위상 검출수단은, 발생하는 에코신호의 순번을 k(k는 양(positive)의 정수), 상기 캐리어 주파수를 WC, 상기 기준주파수를 WR로 하고, 각 에코신호의 시간간격을 Tes로 한 경우에, 위상차를 Ø= (WC- WR)k·Tes + (1 + (-1)k)π/2(rad)에의해 산출하는 것을 특징으로 하는 MR 이미징 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 RF 조사수단은, 복수개의 리포커스 RF펄스를 여기 RF펄스와 90 °다른 위상으로, 동시에 그 위상 극성을 바꾸지 않고서 조사하는 것을 특징으로 하는 MR 이미징 장치.
- 제 4 항에 있어서,상기 위상 검출수단은, 발생하는 에코신호의 순번을 k(k는 양의 정수), 상기 캐리어 주파수를 WC, 상기 기준주파수를 WR로 하고, 각 에코신호의 시간간격을 Tes로 한 경우에 위상차를 Ø= (WC- WR)k ·Tes(rad)에 의해 산출하는 것을 특징으로 하는 MR 이미징 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 위상 검출수단은, 단층상의 촬영전에 미리 상기 위상 엔코드용 경사자장 펄스 발생수단을 정지함과 동시에, 이 상태에서 촬영용의 펄스 시퀀스에 상당하는 위상차 측정용의 펄스시퀀스를 실행하고, 각 에코신호마다 기준주파수에 대한 에코피크의 위상차를 측정에 의해 구하는 것을 특징으로 하는 MR 이미징 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 RF 조사수단은, n(n은 양의 정수)번째의 리포커스 RF펄스의 조사타이밍을 여기 RF펄스의 조사시점을 시간원점으로 해서 최초의 리포커스 RF펄스의 조사타이밍을 τ로 한 경우에, {2(n-1)+1}τ가 되도록 제어하는 것을 특징으로 하는 MR 이미징 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,위상 엔코드용 경사자장 펄스 발생수단은, 각 에코신호의 중심에 대해서 상기 각 위상 엔코드용 경사자장 펄스와 대칭으로 상기 각 위상엔코드용 경사자장 펄스와 같은 강도, 같은 펄스폭으로 또 반대 극성의 리와인드 펄스를 발생하는 것을 특징으로 하는 MR 이미징 장치.
- 제 1 항에 있어서,상기 데이터 수집수단은, 상기 기준주파수에서 소정치만큼 편위(偏位)시킨 상태로 검파해서 데이터를 수집하는 것을 특징으로 하는 MR 이미징 장치.
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