The present invention affects the magnetic particles in the field of view range (28) and / or operation of a magnetic particle imaging mode for detecting magnetic particles, and apparatus for operation of a magnetic resonance imaging mode (100) and a method corresponding thereto, the device selects the magnetic field signal generating unit (110) and a selection means having a selection field coil (116), the drive magnetic field signal generating unit (130) and the field of view by the driving magnetic field (28) driving field coils for changing the position in space of the two sub-areas (52, 54) of the inner (136a, 136 b, 136c) a, whereby the magnetization of the magnetic particles changes locally, the magnetic drive field change a drive means having a coil, the position in space of the field of view (28) by the focusing magnetic field signal generating unit (120) and the focusing magnetic field And a focusing means having a focusing magnetic field coil unit (126) for focusing the magnetic field coil unit (126), at least six focusing magnetic field coils a focused magnetic field component is configured to generate in different directions (32a to 32d, 34a to 34d, includes a 33a-33f), at least three focusing magnetic field coils (32a of the first set, 32c, 34a, 34c, 33a to 33c) comprises a first side of the field of view (28) They are arranged in at least three focusing field coils of the second set (32b, 32d, 34b, 34d, 33d~33f) is disposed on a second side of the field of view (28) opposite the first side It is.本発明は、視野範囲(28)内の磁性粒子に影響を及ぼす及び/又は磁性粒子を検出するための磁性粒子イメージングモードでの動作、及び磁気共鳴イメージングモードでの動作のための装置(100)及びこれに対応する方法に関し、この装置は、選択磁場信号生成ユニット(110)及び選択磁場コイル(116)を有する選択手段と、駆動磁場信号生成ユニット(130)及び駆動磁場によって視野範囲(28)内の2つのサブ領域(52,54)の空間の位置を変化させるための駆動磁場コイル(136a,136b,136c)であって、それによって、磁性粒子の磁化が局所的に変化する、駆動磁場コイルを有する駆動手段と、集束磁場信号生成ユニット(120)及び集束磁場によって視野範囲(28)の空間内の位置を変化させるための集束磁場コイルユニット(126)を有する集束手段とを含み、集束磁場コイルユニット(126)は、集束磁場成分を異なる方向に生成するように構成された少なくとも6つの集束磁場コイル(32a~32d,34a~34d,33a~33f)を備えており、第1セットの
