Wyger M. Brink1,
Andrew Webb1
1Radiology,
Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, Zuid-Holland,
Netherlands
High permittivity pads are shown to improve the B1 homogeneity to a level similar to that of an eight-channel system, however without the penalty of reducing the transmit efficiency. The best transmit setup for 3T body imaging is shown to be the two-channel system with high permittivity pads.