In a method and magnetic resonance apparatus to assist a person in the alignment of a medical instrument used by the person to conduct a minimally invasive procedure with the instrument introduced into a patient at an entrance point in a predetermined orientation, within the patient receptacle of a magnetic resonance device, measurement data are acquired with the magnetic resonance device to determine a current orientation of the instrument and/or an instrument guide, and the measurement data are evaluated to determine the current orientation. A deviation of the current orientation from the predetermined orientation is determined, and at least one acoustic signal is emitted depending on the deviation to assist the person in orienting the instrument.
