Method of compensating for gradient induced eddy currents in NMR imaging apparatuses

A method of compensating for eddy currents induced by the switching on and off of gradient magnetic fields in NMR imaging apparatuses, which method includes a compensation cycle comprising the steps of iteratively performing a detection of the magnetic field generated by the current flowing in a gradient coil, i.e. a gradient field; extrapolating the course of the effectively generated gradient field from the data of said at least one detection; generating a gradient field excitation current compensating the eddy current effects on the gradient fields on the basis of the comparison of the effectively generated gradient fields and of the target gradient field.