Detection of the position of transmitting / receiving coils of a magnetic resonance imaging scanner using read labels on the move

The invention relates to a method and apparatus for detecting the position of a local coil (106) of a magnetic resonance imaging device (101) relative to the position of a patient bed (104), comprising: - at least one reader (2c), which for determining the position of at least one label (2) to a local coil (106) relative to each reading device (2c) is formed, - a position determining means (110) which is designed for determining the position of the patient bed (104) relative to the magnetic resonance imaging apparatus (101, 102), - a position determining means (110, 2d) for determining the position of the local coil (106) relative to the patient support (104) based on the determined position of the at least one label (2a) and the determined position of the patient bed (104) is formed.