A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) imaging method
in which, with the aid of a gradient system, a spatially and temporally
variable magnetic field B.sub.grad is generated, for the at least
two-dimensional spatial encoding of NMR measurement signals in a
measurement sample region to be imaged,where the magnetic field
B.sub.grad is employed in at least two forms B.sub.grad.sup.1 and
B.sub.grad.sup.2 in the measurement sample region to be imaged during a
single measurement cycle from excitation to reading of the NMR
measurement signals,where the first form B.sub.grad.sup.1 has essentially
ns poles, where ns is an even number .gtoreq.2, and has ns essentially
sectorial sub-regions, in each of which the magnetic field B.sub.grad is
locally monotonic in one direction,where the measurement signals from the
measurement sample are recorded by means of at least ns receiver coils
which have different sensitivity over the ns sub-regions of the region to
be imaged, is characterized in that the second form B.sub.grad.sup.2 is
essentially identical to the first form B.sub.grad.sup.1, with the second
form B.sub.grad.sup.2 being rotated by an angle .DELTA..phi., where
.DELTA. .PHI. = 360 .degree. 2 ns , ##EQU00001##
relative to the first form B.sub.grad.sup.1.
The invention provides an NMR imaging method in which a high-resolution
image of the region to be imaged is obtained more quickly utilizing the
advantages of NBSEMs.