This work presents two shimming cases for homogenous B1+ at 7T. The Tic-Tac-Toe system was optimized using FDTD simulations and experimentally verified. In the homogenous shim case, the array was capable of delivering a homogeneity of 16.6% (measured) with a SAR efficiency of 1.40μT/√(W/kg) (simulated). In the B1+ efficient shim case, a measured homogeneity of 18.0% and SAR efficiency of 1.55μT/√(W/kg) (simulated) was obtained. The B1+ field was measured over the whole head above and including the cerebellum and excluding the nasal cavities. The coil performance was compared with the TEM coil and experimentally verified with TSE and T2-SPACE sequences.
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