A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus of the invention comprises a static
magnetic field generation unit which generates a static magnetic field in
a gantry, a gradient magnetic field generation unit which applies a
gradient magnetic field to a object in the static magnetic field, a radio
frequency coil which receives a magnetic resonance signal from the object
to which the gradient magnetic field is applied, a contour detection unit
which detects a contour of the object, a coil movement unit which moves
the radio frequency coil on the basis of the detected contour while the
radio frequency coil is placed near and far relative to the object, and
an image generation unit which generates a magnetic resonance image on
the basis of the received magnetic resonance signal.
