Patent ID: 7787684
Filing Date: 2010-08-31
Classification: A61B,G01R,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for planning an examination of an examination subject disposed on a table that is movable through a magnetic resonance system, comprising the steps of: (a) with said patient table and the examination subject thereon at a first table position in said magnetic resonance system, operating a magnetic resonance system with an examination subject therein to acquire a first part of an overview image of the examination subject; (b) operating said magnetic resonance system with the examination subject therein to acquire a second part of said overview image, with the patient table and the examination subject thereon at a second table position, different from said first table position, in said magnetic resonance system; (c) making said first part of said overview image available to an operator of the magnetic resonance system before completing acquisition of said second part of said overview image, and at least beginning planning further data acquisition from the examination subject dependent on said first part of said overview image also before completing acquisition of said second part of said overview image; (d) combining said first part and said second part into a combination of said first part and said second part of said overview image, that forms at least a portion of said overview image; and (e) also making said combination of said first part and said second part of the overview image available to the operator of the magnetic resonance system for planning further data acquisition from the examination subject.