A method is disclosed for evaluating at least one image data record, in particular a magnetic resonance image data record, of a region of a patient including at least one joint. In at least one embodiment of the method, at least one image data record of the region is first of all recorded, the image data record is segmented with respect to at least one mechanically relevant component of the joint in order to determine segmentation information, a patient movement model is generated on the basis of the segmentation information and/or the patient movement model is selected from a database of movement models, and joint information relating to the motions of the joint is determined from the patient movement model.
