A method of automatic planning a view in a three-dimensional (3D) image of a brain includes selecting a plurality of axial working sections and a plurality of coronal working sections in the 3D scout image (102)； constructing at least one mid-sagittal plane of the brain (106) based on a set of axial reference lines and a set of coronal reference lines obtained from the selected plurality of axial working sections and the selected plurality of coronal working sections, respectively； detecting at least one landmark that is an anatomical point in the at least one mid-sagittal plane (108)； creating a first reference line based on the at least one landmark detected in the at least one mid-sagittal plane (109)； and planning a scan in an orientation based on the at least one mid-sagittal plane and the first reference line (110).
