Abstract: An MRI apparatus includes a reception gain storage part, a reception gain acquisition part, and a generation part. The reception gain storage part is configured to store reception gains of MR signals. The reception gains are related to at least one of pieces of patient information and imaging conditions. The reception gain acquisition part is configured to obtain a corresponding reception gain from the reception gain storage part, based on at least one of a piece of patient information and an imaging condition of an object. The piece of the patient information and the imaging condition have been specified for an imaging of the object. The generation part is configured to receive MR signals of the object with an amplification with the reception gain obtained by the reception gain acquisition part, and generate image data based on the received MR signals.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an MRI apparatus includes a reception gain storage part, a reception gain acquisition part, and a generation part. The reception gain storage part is configured to store reception gains of MR signals. The reception gains are related to at least one of pieces of patient information and imaging conditions. The reception gain acquisition part is configured to obtain a corresponding reception gain from the reception gain storage part, based on at least one of a piece of patient information and an imaging condition of an object. The piece of the patient information and the imaging condition have been specified for an imaging of the object. The generation part is configured to receive MR signals of the object with an amplification with the reception gain obtained by the reception gain acquisition part, and generate image data based on the received MR signals.

Abstract: A plurality of images of a plurality of sections in an object are processed by using a ROI-specifying unit to specify a three-dimensional (3D) ROI (region of interest) at a region to be targeted in a three-dimensional space formed by the images. A deciding unit is then used to select one or more sections crossing the three-dimensional ROI, and a display unit is used to display images of the selected sections. The image of each of the selected sections includes an area crossing the 3D ROI. The ROI-specifying unit operates to place the 3D ROI at a region to be targeted on a first image of a section and three-dimensionally locates the 3D ROI at the region to be targeted by using both the first image and a second image of another section.

Abstract: A diagnostic imaging system includes a scanner, a plurality of computers, and a control unit. The scanner scans a subject to obtain data. The control unit switches between a multiprocessing mode and a parallel processing mode, the multiprocessing mode allowing the same process in any of a medical-image forming process based on the data obtained and the subsequent processes to be executed by two or more computers of the plurality of computers, and the parallel processing mode allowing a plurality of different processes in the medical-image forming process and the subsequent processes to be executed concurrently by two or more computers of the plurality of computers.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for processing a plurality of images of a plurality of sections in an object. The apparatus comprises a ROI-specifying unit to specify a three-dimensional (3D) ROI (region of interest) at a region to be targeted in a three-dimensional space formed by the images, a deciding unit to decide one or more sections of the sections crossing the three-dimensional ROI, and a display unit to display images of the decided sections. The image of each of the decided sections includes an area crossing the 3D ROI. The ROI-specifying unit operates to place the 3D ROI at a region to be targeted on a first image of a section selected from the sections, and three-dimensionally locates the 3D ROI at the region to be targeted by using both the first image and a second image of another section from the sections.