A method is presented to perform B1+-mapping simultaneously with high dynamic range and high SNR by optimally combining data from acquisitions with different acquisition parameters. Reconstruction of the B1+-maps is performed using dictionary matching methods. This approach is applicable to various B1+-mapping sequences. Examples based on the AFI sequence are shown in both numeric simulations and a phantom experiment in the presence of a severe B1+ hot-spot. The performance of the proposed methods largely exceeds that of classic AFI sequences, simultaneously matching low-flip-angle acquisitions in dynamic range and high-flip-angle acquisitions in SNR, at identical acquisition times.
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