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, 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.