A system composed of multiple transmit coils with corresponding RF pulse
synthesizers and amplifiers is disclosed. A method of designing RF pulses
specific to each transmit coil to dynamically control RF power deposition
across an imaging volume is also disclosed, where parallel excitation
with the transmit coils allows for management of RF power deposition on a
subject while facilitating faithful production of a desired excitation
profile. The present invention also supports reduction in scan time and
is applicable to any coil array geometry.
