Patent ID: 7145338

Claim:
A method for implementing a magnetic resonance examination using an imaging magnetic resonance apparatus having an imaging data acquisition volume and movable patient bed, to acquire magnetic resonance data from an examination volume of the patient that is larger than said acquisition volume, comprising the steps of positioning the patient on the patient bed; implementing a low-resolution calibration measurement by shifting said examination volume through the acquisition volume by continuously moving said patient bed to acquire magnetic resonance signals from the patient, and from said magnetic resonance signals, determining anatomical patient information and technical information, for adjusting said magnetic resonance apparatus dependent on the position of the patient bed; generating a first group of measurement protocol parameters from patient information; generating a second group of measurement protocol parameters from said technical information; generating a measurement protocol from said first and second groups of measurement protocol parameters; and implementing a high-resolution diagnostic magnetic resonance measurement of said examination volume using said measurement protocol.