Abstract:
Provided is a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus for generating an MR image based on a steady state free procession (SSFP) sequence. The MRI apparatus includes: a radio frequency (RF) controller configured to apply to an object a first RF pulse corresponding to a first slice and a second RF pulse corresponding to a second slice; a gradient magnetic field controller configured to control respective gradient magnetic fields in a first direction corresponding to the first and second RF pulses, from among spatial encoding gradients, to have opposite polarities with respect to each other; a data acquisition unit configured to acquire first and second MR signals corresponding to the first and second slices; and an image processor configured to generate first and second MR images corresponding to the first and second slices, respectively, based on the acquired first and second MR signals.
Abstract:
An image forming method and apparatus, and a host in which the image forming method includes setting a processing order of a plurality of operations of a same image data and detailed setup information of the plurality of operations, and executing the plurality of operations using the detailed setup information according to the set processing order.
Abstract:
Disclosed are a magnetic resonance (MR) image generating method and apparatus that perform imaging on an MR image by using a radio frequency (RF) multi-coil which includes a plurality of channel coils. The MR image generating method includes generating a plurality of pieces of K-space completion data which respectively correspond to the plurality of channel coils and converting the plurality of pieces of K-space completion data to a frequency domain in order to generate a plurality of pieces of image data, combining the plurality of pieces of image data in order to acquire an MR image, and acquiring phase information which relates to the MR image based on the plurality of pieces of image data and the plurality of pieces of K-space completion data.
Abstract:
An apparatus and method of forming an image for image-forming data includes connecting the image-forming apparatus to a device by using a wireless communication, receiving image-forming data from the connected device; adjusting a priority order of the image-forming data that is received from the device, according to a type of the device or a mode in which the image-forming apparatus is connected to the device, and based on the adjusted priority of the image-forming data, forming an image for the image-forming data.
Abstract:
Provided are a method and apparatus for reconstructing a magnetic resonance (MR) image based on a structural similarity among a plurality of MR images having different contrasts. According to the method and apparatus, acceleration, high resolution imaging, quantification of parameters, and acquisition of an MR image having a new contrast are achievable by reconstructing the plurality of MR images by using a learning process via an artificial neural network (ANN) model.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a motion vector smoothing method. The motion vector smoothing method includes acquiring motion vectors of at least one block of a current image by using a reference image, acquiring a candidate motion vector of a current block, based on a motion vector of the current block, and at least one motion vector of at least one block adjacent to the current block, determining a threshold value of the current block according to gradient values of pixels included in the current block, and determining the motion vector of the current block according to the threshold value.
Abstract:
A method of transmitting data from an image forming apparatus, the method including: receiving identification information of a destination of the data; determining whether to transmit the data to the destination corresponding to the received identification information based on a security policy of the image forming apparatus; and transmitting the data to the destination in response to the destination being determined to be a destination to where the data is allowed to be transmitted, based on the security policy.
Abstract:
A method of configuring a wireless connection of an image forming apparatus via near field communication (NFC) is provided. The method includes receiving, by the image forming apparatus, wireless configuration information and Internet protocol (IP) address configuration information from a mobile device when the mobile device is tagged by the image forming apparatus, performing, user authentication of the mobile device with respect to the image forming apparatus, establishing communication between the image forming apparatus and an access point (AP) based on the wireless configuration information, and assigning an IP address to the image forming apparatus based on the IP address configuration information.
Abstract:
A multi-function printer (MFP) supporting Wi-Fi Direct includes a print engine to perform a print operation, a first wireless interface to connect the MFP to an access point (AP) of an infrastructured network, a second wireless interface to Wi-Fi Direct connect the MFP to an external wireless terminal, a soft AP to allow the MFP to perform as an AP when the MFP is Wi-Fi Direct connected, a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server unit to allocate an internet protocol (IP) address to the wireless device that is Wi-Fi Direct connected to the MFP, a Wi-Fi Direct connection manager to manage the Wi-Fi Direct connection, and an automatic group owner (AGO) manager activate Wi-Fi direct so as to drive the soft AP and operate the MFP as a group owner (GO) when the MFP receives a Wi-Fi Direct activation request.
Abstract:
A method of generating a susceptibility weighted image of an object in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus includes: acquiring at least one first complex data piece corresponding to a radio frequency (RF) signal received from the object by using the RF signal; applying a predetermined filter to the at least one first complex data piece to acquire at least one second complex data piece; generating a susceptibility weighted mask by using the at least one second complex data piece; and applying the susceptibility weighted mask to an MRI image of the object to generate the susceptibility weighted image.