The task of mapping B0 fields to characterise shim fields can be challenging since shim fields generate a highly inhomogeneous field that may be difficult to capture. Furthermore this results in geometric distortion of the B0 map which affects the characterisation of the shim field.
Geometric distortion correction was investigated using a gridded phantom and compared to the effect of using a high bandwidth on the read-out gradient. It was found that using a high bandwidth was more effective in reducing the distortion and that correcting the distortion using a phantom grid was not sufficient.
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