A z-gradient array coil equipped with a tunable shield array is proposed to achieve multiple imaging volumes that can be shifted along the coil axis. This is achieved by a set of independently tunable power amplifiers that feed the array elements. The proposed array dynamically provides a proper shield for the main array in which its magnetic profile can be adjusted on the fly. Five multiple-region magnetic profiles are simulated to demonstrate the flexibility of the proposed array: (a) a double-gradient profile; (b) shifted version of (a); (c) highly linear double-gradient profile without shielding; (d) triple-gradient profile; (e) quintuple-gradient profile.
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