We design “universal” kT-point and fully optimized pulses for flip-angle uniformization in the brain at 7 Tesla using a birdcage coil and a B0 shim array coil. The fully optimized pulses are RF + gradient and RF + gradient + shim current waveforms joint optimization with system constraints (amplitude, slew-rate and acceleration). We design the universal pulses using 3 subjects’ field maps and evaluate them on 4 additional subjects.
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