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Abstract #2773

Lessons Learned in Applying Efficient B1 Shimming Techniques at UHF

Daniel K. Stough1, Tamer Ibrahim

1University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

The improvement of MR coil signal at UHF requires a gamut of solutions to overcome hindrances. B1 shimming provides a straight forward mechanism for RF optimization, but can be tricky to implement in practice. The learning experiences encountered in the implementation of shimming for multi-transmit 7T coils will discussed as well as background material for real-time computation, as learned in the development of a shimming optimization software program.

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