An RF coil system for a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus whereby a substantially
computer-aided and hence automatically optimized image quality in respect of signal-to-noise
ratio and resolution can be achieved in dependence on the type and size of the
object to be imaged, without time-consuming replacement or manual positioning of
the RF coil system being necessary. To this end, the coil system (A) includes a
plurality of single RF coils (Sx) which are essentially decoupled from one another
and have a different size and/or different position, as well as a control device
with a plurality of transmission units which are associated with a respective RF
coil and whereby one or more RF coils can be selected and supplied with an RF pulse
having an independently adjustable amplitude and/or phase and/or pulse shape. The
invention also relates to a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus provided with
such an RF coil system.
