The invention relates to an imaging NMR method as well a NMR device in which a to-be-examined object is exposed to a stationary polarization field B.sub.0 and to an electromagnetic alternating field, and nuclear resonant processes which are detected as test signals and are visually represented are induced in said object. The invention is characterized in that said stationary magnetic polarization field is provided with at least one spatially limited volume region inside said object, said spatially limited volume region having a greater magnetic flux density than the remaining region of said object so that said nuclear resonant processes are induced solely in said spatially limited volume region, said test signals from said nuclear resonant processes induced inside said limited volume region are detected, and the spatial position of said limited volume region (4) is changed at least once in a controlled manner and said test signals are detected again from said positionally modified volume region.