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Abstract #4262

Multi-Channel Implementation of Semi-Adiabatic Excitation Pulses

Marcin Jankiewicz1, Jay Moore2

1MRC/UCT Medical Imaging Research Unit, Department of Human Biology, University of Cape Town, Observatory, Western Cape, South Africa; 2Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, United States

We show a construction that enables the design and implementation of semi-adiabatic waveforms with performance optimized on a set of grids of predefined (B1+)i and Δf0 values associated with a multi-channel transmission system.

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