Table 1 Overview of B 1 + inhomogeneity (CV B 1+) for different RF-shim settings
RF-Shim | Duke | Ella | Golem | Irene | Donna | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No Pads | With Pads | No Pads | With Pads | No Pads | With Pads | No Pads | With Pads | No Pads | With Pads | |
Quadrature | 14.4 % | 7.4 % | 13.8 % | 6.4 % | 10.7 % | 8.5 % | 11.5 % | 8.1 % | 15.0 % | 8.0 % |
Minimum CVB1+ | 8.6 % | 5.9 % | 7.1 % | 5.4 % | 8.2 % | 7.9 % | 6.8 % | 7.3 % | 7.5 % | 6.4 % |
Minimum local SAR | 14.2 % | 7.9 % | 11.5 % | 7.8 % | 11.0 % | 9.1 % | 10.1 % | 9.6 % | 11.9 % | 6.4 % |