PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus which allows highly accurate positioning operation of a desired imaging face of a heart while burdens on a test subject and an operator of the MRI apparatus are reduced.SOLUTION: The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes: a detector 121 for detecting an image feature part of a target organ on the basis of three-dimensional first imaging data including the target organ of a test subject a calculator 142 for calculating an imaging face on the basis of the image feature part an imager 110 for obtaining second imaging data by imaging at the position of the imaging face and a display 150 for displaying the image feature part superimposed on the second imaging data.COPYRIGHT: (C)2016,JPO&INPIT【課題】被検体とMRI装置の操作者双方の負担を軽減したまま、高精度に心臓の所望の撮像面の位置決め操作を行うことができる磁気共鳴イメージング装置を提供する。【解決手段】被検体の対象臓器を含む3次元の第1撮像データに基づいて、対象臓器の画像特徴部を検出する検出部121と、画像特徴部に基づいて撮像面を算出する算出部142と、撮像面の位置で撮像を行って、第2撮像データを得る撮像部110と、第2撮像データに、画像特徴部を重ねて表示する表示部150とを有する。【選択図】図8
