Patent ID: 7098659

Claim:
A method for forming at least two modes for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, comprising the steps of: receiving at least two magnetic resonance response signals respectively with at least two local antennas; generating a primary mode by combining said received magnetic resonance response signals in a first weighted linear combination, said primary mode corresponding to a magnetic resonance signal of an amplitude-controlled and phase-controlled group antenna exhibiting a first sensitivity distribution that is optimized for a target region within a detection volume of said local antennas; generating a secondary mode by combining said received magnetic resonance response signals in a second weighted linear combination, said secondary mode corresponding to a magnetic resonance signal of an amplitude-controlled and phase-controlled group antenna exhibiting a second sensitivity distribution that is different from said first sensitivity distribution in a phase coding direction of said response signals; and supplying said primary mode to a first reception channel of a magnetic resonance imaging unit and supplying said secondary mode to a second reception channel of said magnetic resonance imaging unit.