Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus

A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising:

• a gantry apparatus including a static magnetic field magnet configured to generate a static magnetic field and a couchtop on which a subject to be scanned is placed;
• a supporting portion configured to rotatably support the gantry apparatus relative to the supporting portion between a first position and a second position, the subject on the couchtop being scanned in a first state where the gantry apparatus is located at the first position before the subject on the couchtop is scanned in a second state where the gantry apparatus is located at the second position;
• a receiver coil configured to detect a magnetic resonance (MR) signal from the subject;
• and
• a moving controller configured to move at least one of the couchtop and the receiver coil in a longitudinal direction of the couchtop so that a first difference between a position of a center of the static magnetic field and the position of the examination target portion of the subject in the first state is reduced in a case where the subject is scanned in the first state, and configured to move the at least one of the couchtop and the receiver coil in the longitudinal direction so that a second difference between the position of the center of the static magnetic field and the position of the examination target portion of the subject in the second state is reduced in a case where the subject is scanned in the second state.