Patent ID: 8466677

Claim:
A method to determine a background phase curve in magnetic resonance (MR) image data obtained from an examination subject in a phase-sensitive magnetic resonance data acquisition procedure wherein said MR image data are acquired from respective segments of the examination subject, said MR image data representing a plurality of pixels, said method comprising the steps of: in a computerized processor, determining, in first MR image data of said MR image data, which represent a first of said segments of said examination subject, at least one first phase value respectively for at least one first pixel that represents substantially stationary tissue in said first MR image data; determining a phase correction value for said first MR image data dependent on said at least one first phase value; in said computerized processor, determining, for second MR image data of said MR image data, which represent a second of said segments of said examination subject different from said first segment, at least one second phase value for at least one second pixel that represents substantially stationary tissue in said second MR image data; and in said computerized processor, determining phase correction values depending on said at least one first phase value and said at least one second phase value.