Phase-based EPT assumes the spatial homogeneity of both B1+ and B1- magnitude. However, when it comes to multi-receivers is used for improved SNR, the assumption becomes invalid especially for B1-. To overcome this problem, a subject-specific multi-Rx combination method was suggested [2]. However, this method can give a solution that is biased by the transmit field (B1+) when it is inhomogeneous. In this study, an alternative multi-Rx combination method is proposed. B1- is estimated from multi-receiver images by solving an inverse problem. Afterwards, optimal coil-coefficients for combination are calculated using the estimated B1- field. The method is applied to in-vivo breast conductivity imaging.
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