Yik-Kiong Hue1, Tiejun Zhao2, Hai Zheng1, Yongxian Qian1, Fernando E. Boada1, Tamer S. Ibrahim3
1University of Pittsburgh; 2Siemens Medical Solutions; 3Bioengineering and Radiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Transmit sense method is explored using the measured B1+ and simulated B1+ on 7T. An unconventional highly coupled coil with slotted shield is used. The experiment is done with a water phantom that has brain-like properties. The simulated B1+ is calculated from the finite-difference time-domain algorithm and the measured B1+ is measured using flash sequence with multiple flip angles. The transmit sense pulse is designed with spiral trajectory with the acceleration factor of 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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