Patent ID: 8072211

Claim:
A magnetic resonance system comprising multiple radio-frequency coils configured to apply a magnetic resonance pulse sequence including at least a preparation segment and an acquisition segment, wherein the preparation segment and the acquisition segment each comprise one or more excitation pulses, the magnetic resonance system further comprising: a first control unit configured to apply the one or more excitation pulses of the preparation segment by activating the multiple radio-frequency coils in a first excitation pattern; a second control unit configured to apply the one or more excitation pulses of the acquisition segment by activating the multiple radio-frequency coils in a second excitation pattern; a third control unit, wherein the third control unit is configured to activate a first set of radio-frequency coils from the multiple radio-frequency coils during the preparation segment, and to activate a second set of radio-frequency coils from the multiple radio-frequency coils during the acquisition segment, and wherein the third control unit is further configured to include at least one radio-frequency coil from the multiple radio-frequency coils in either only the first set or only the second set of radio-frequency coils.