A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system uses an MRI system gantry, an associated controlling computer system and an operator input mechanism, with the controlling computer system including at least one programmed computer configured to effect an automated magnetic resonance venography (MRV) mode. Operator inputs are accepted to preset parameters defining at least one MRV process (i) for acquiring plural sets of image data and (ii) for subsequent interrelated subtractions between the acquired image data sets to produce an MRV image set. The image data sets are thereafter automatically acquired and interrelated subtractions are automatically performed to produce an MRV image data set. The MRV image data set (perhaps after MIP processing) is then output to at least one of (i) an image data memory, (ii) an image display, and (iii) a remote further computer site.
