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Purpose
To demonstrate that the concept of “universal pTx pulses” is applicable to local excitation applications.
Methods
A database of B0/ maps from eight different subjects was acquired at 9.4T. Based on these maps, universal pulses that aim at local excitation of the visual cortex area in the human brain (with a flip angle of 90° or 7°) were calculated. The remaining brain regions should...