Body imaging using ultra-high field systems operating at 7T or more is extremely challenging due to the non-uniformities in the excitation field. Traditionally, these field variations are seen as a nuance that must be calibrated out, leading to a formidable engineering challenge. Recently, a new paradigm was proposed which deliberately interweaves multiple uncalibrated non-uniform RF fields into the scan. In this work we demonstrate these principles in-vivo and show that it is possible to obtain artifact free cross-sectional quantitative maps of the abdomen at 7T across a variety of different subject sizes without the need for any specific calibrations.
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