In a method and medical imaging apparatus for detecting abnormalities in medical image data of a region of the patient that is outside of a region to be examined of the patient, medical image data that depict a region of the patient that is outside of the region to be examined of the patient are provided in a computer, wherein the region to be examined of the patient has already been selected on the basis of preliminary examination data. The computer automatically evaluates the medical image data for the region that is outside of the region to be examined of the patient, and generates abnormality information of the medical image data for the region that is outside of the region to be examined of the patient. The abnormality information is visually presented.
