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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2023
Siemens Healthcare Gmbh, Erlangen, DE;
Ali Aghaeifar, Tübingen, DE;
Belinda Ding Yuan, Glasgow, GB;
Raphael Tomi-Tricot, London, GB;
Iulius Dragonu, Harrow, GB;
Radhouene Neji, London, GB;
Siemens Healthineers AG, Forchheim, DE;
Abstract
A method for optimization of an RF pulse for exciting spins in a slab in a magnetic resonance examination is provided. The RF pulse is to be played out with a coil having a plurality of independent parallel transmit elements. The method includes receiving complex B1+ field sensitivity maps for the plurality of parallel transmit elements and dividing the slab into at least two sub-slabs. For each sub-slab, B1+ shimming is performed to optimize the RF shim settings for the plurality of parallel transmit elements. The optimized RF shim settings are combined for each sub-slab to create a multiband RF pulse that simultaneously excites the spins in the complete slab.