Parallel transmission is a cutting-edge asset to tackle RF field inhomogeneity or to realize inner volume selection for cervical spinal cord imaging at 7T. To perform VOP-based pTx in vivo exams with a dedicated 8Tx/8Rx coil the following workflow is proposed: 1) starting from electromagnetic simulations on generic human body models, Q-matrices sets were compressed with the VOP method. 2) B1+ mapping was performed on a phantom with known properties to validate these electromagnetic simulations by deriving calibration matrices, and initialize error propagations and further related safety margins. 3) MR thermometry was also performed to cross-check obtained results.
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