1. A method of acquiring medical image data with at least one region of interest with a predefined freely shaped geometry comprising the following steps: acquiring a first set of medical image data, wherein the first set of medical image data is coarse survey image data; identifying at least one anatomical landmark in the first set of image data; determining the at least one region of interest with a trained pattern recognition module using the at least one anatomical landmark; acquiring a second set of medical image data, wherein the second set of medical image data is diagnostic image data; and adjusting the location and/or shape of the at least one region of interest with the trained pattern recognition module using the at least one anatomical landmark and the second set of medical image data.