PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus including means that supports an operation of highly efficiently changing an imaging sequence for satisfying SAR (Specific Absorption Ratio) standard values.SOLUTION: The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to an embodiment, for sequentially performing imaging of a plurality of imaging units can change an imaging sequence of each imaging unit by a manual operation. The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a setup unit that can set at least an individual imaging time of each imaging unit and an imaging sequence of each imaging unit an individual SAR calculation unit that calculates an individual SAR obtained by averaging the SAR of each imaging unit by the individual imaging time, for every imaging unit a display unit that displays, before starting the imaging, an individual SAR display in which a magnitude relation of the respective calculated individual SARs is associated with each imaging unit and an imaging sequence change unit that can change the imaging sequence for every imaging unit by a users operation on the basis of a reference to the individual SAR display.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】SAR規格値を満たすように撮像順序を効率よく変更する操作を支援する手段を有する磁気共鳴撮像装置を提供する。【解決手段】実施形態の磁気共鳴撮像装置は、複数の撮像単位の撮像を連続実行する磁気共鳴撮像装置であって、前記各撮像単位の撮像順序を手動操作によって変更可能な磁気共鳴撮像装置において、前記撮像単位の個別の撮像時間と前記各撮像単位の撮像順序とを少なくとも設定可能な設定部と、前記各撮像単位のSARを前記個別の撮像時間で平均した個別SARを、前記撮像単位ごとに算出する個別SAR算出部と、算出した前記各個別SARの大小関係と前記各撮像単位とが関連付けられた個別SAR表示を、撮像開始前に表示する表示部と、前記個別SAR表示の参照に基づくユーザ操作により、前記各撮像単位の撮像順序を変更可能な撮像順序変更部と、を備えたことを特徴とする。【選択図】 図2
