A magnetic resonance imaging system for performing a plurality of MRI scans for acquiring magnetic resonance data from a target volume of a patient in accordance with respective predefined scan geometries, wherein a scan geometry refers to positional information that describes the target volume, wherein the magnetic resonance imaging system comprises a memory for storing machine executable instructions and a processor for controlling the magnetic resonance imaging system, wherein execution of the machine executable instructions causes the processor to: a. control the MRI system to perform a first calibration scan for acquiring first image data from the target volume in accordance with a first scan geometry, wherein the first calibration scan comprises a first set of two-dimensional scans performed in respective first crossing slices, wherein the first set of two dimensional scans comprises at least two two-dimensional scans; b. control the MRI system to perform a second calibration scan comprising a second set of two-dimensional scans performed in respective second crossing slices to acquire second image data in accordance with a second scan geometry; c. generate geometry transformation data by registering the second image data relative to the first image data; d. determine a deviation of the target volume caused by a movement of the patient using the geometry transformation data; the deviation being caused by a translation movement of the patient along a first axis and a rotation movement around a second axis, e. update each of the predefined scan geometries and the second scan geometry as a function of the geometry transformation data; f. repeat steps b to e until the deviation is below a first treshold value, wherein the first threshold value comprises a maximum allowed translation distance and a maximum allowed rotation angle, wherein after a first repetition of steps b to e, the second set of two-dimensional scans comprises a number N 2 of two-dimensional scans, with 0<N 2 <N 1 and N 1 is the number of two-dimensional scans performed in the first calibration scan, wherein the second set of crossing slices comprises a slice parallel to the first axis along which the translational movement of the patient occurs and a slice perpendicular to the second axis; g. control the MRI system to perform at least one MRI scan of the plurality of MRI scans to acquire image data in accordance with the respective updated predefined scan geometry; and h. repeat steps b to g for performing the plurality of MRI scans. a. control the MRI system to perform a first calibration scan for acquiring first image data from the target volume in accordance with a first scan geometry, wherein the first calibration scan comprises a first set of two-dimensional scans performed in respective first crossing slices, wherein the first set of two dimensional scans comprises at least two two-dimensional scans; b. control the MRI system to perform a second calibration scan comprising a second set of two-dimensional scans performed in respective second crossing slices to acquire second image data in accordance with a second scan geometry; c. generate geometry transformation data by registering the second image data relative to the first image data; d. determine a deviation of the target volume caused by a movement of the patient using the geometry transformation data; the deviation being caused by a translation movement of the patient along a first axis and a rotation movement around a second axis, e. update each of the predefined scan geometries and the second scan geometry as a function of the geometry transformation data; f. repeat steps b to e until the deviation is below a first treshold value, wherein the first threshold value comprises a maximum allowed translation distance and a maximum allowed rotation angle, wherein after a first repetition of steps b to e, the second set of two-dimensional scans comprises a number N 2 of two-dimensional scans, with 0<N 2 <N 1 and N 1 is the number of two-dimensional scans performed in the first calibration scan, wherein the second set of crossing slices comprises a slice parallel to the first axis along which the translational movement of the patient occurs and a slice perpendicular to the second axis; g. control the MRI system to perform at least one MRI scan of the plurality of MRI scans to acquire image data in accordance with the respective updated predefined scan geometry; and h. repeat steps b to g for performing the plurality of MRI scans.