Patent ID: 7365538
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: A61B,G01R

Abstract:
1. A method for acquiring images of an examination region of a subject in a magnetic resonance system having a computer that controls operation of the magnetic resonance system, comprising the steps of: displaying an image element comprising a whole-body representation of the subject on a monitor connected to the computer; by electronic interaction of a user with the computer, selecting an examination region of the subject, from which magnetic resonance image data are to be acquired, by designating anatomical viewpoints in said whole-body representation; for the selected examination region, displaying a list of data acquisition parameter sets at said monitor and, with each of the displayed parameter sets, displaying an associated region-specific image element indicative of an acquisition result that can be obtained from the selected examination region using the associated parameter set; and via said computer, allowing the user to select one of the displayed parameter sets for operating the magnetic resonant system to acquire magnetic resonance data from the subject.