We analyze the performance of the IMPULSE pTx optimization algorithm, which allows SAR-aware pulse design without virtual observation points (VOP) compression. We compare performance of IMPULSE with conventional optimization methods using VOPs and compare different values of the overestimation parameter. We show that IMPULSE results in elimination of the time-intensive compression step without significantly increasing the time for real-time optimization. Additionally by eliminating the overestimation error from the VOP compression, IMPULSE is able to achieve better mitigation of local SAR hotspots after optimization than VOP-based methods.
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