Patent ID: 7180294

Claim:
A method for planning and performing a magnetic resonance examination on a patient using a magnetic resonance device, wherein at least first and second areas of the patient are examined requiring first and second introduction paths for the patient to be inserted into the magnetic resonance device, the method comprising: accessing a measurement protocol configured to execute the magnetic resonance examination of the first and second areas using a plurality of coil units or a plurality of coils of at least one coil unit; positioning the patient on a patient couch of the magnetic resonance device; arranging at least one of the coil units on the patient; activating at least a first input panel of the at least one coil unit, the first input panel configured to trigger a first input into the measurement protocol regarding the second introduction path; performing a first movement of the patient couch according to the first introduction path; executing a first magnetic resonance examination relative to the first area; automatically performing a second movement of the patient couch based upon the first input; and executing a second magnetic resonance examination relative to the second area.