Medical imaging support device, method for operating medical imaging support device, program, and medical imaging apparatus

A method for operating a medical imaging support device, the method being executed by a computer that includes a second memory storing a correspondence relationship between a type of a receive coil and a plurality of steps of determining a body position of a subject and that functions as the medical imaging support device, the method comprising:

• acquiring by the computer, receive coil information indicating a type of a receive coil used to capture a medical image of the subject;
• determining by the computer, whether or not the plurality of steps need to be performed according to the receive coil information;
• and
• performing by the computer, a step determined to need to be performed.

A non-transitory, computer readable tangible recording medium which records thereon a program for causing a computer that includes a second memory storing a correspondence relationship between a type of a receive coil and a plurality of steps of determining a body position of a subject and that functions as a medical imaging support device to implement:

• a function of acquiring receive coil information indicating a type of a receive coil used to capture a medical image of the subject;
• a function of determining whether or not the plurality of steps need to be performed according to the receive coil information;
• and
• a function of performing a step determined to need to be performed.