TONE pulses counteract blood saturation through the imaged slab in TOF sequences, but their ramp profile is hampered by RF inhomogeneities at Ultra High Field. On the other hand, kz-spokes are known to compensate for in-plane B1+ heterogeneities in slice or slab selection. However, their design doesn’t address thru-slab heterogeneities. To address them, a new pulse type called “kT-spokes” is introduced. As TONE pulses, kT-spokes efficacy is demonstrated with pTx at 7T in comparison with mere equivalent kz-spokes.
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