Hybrid circuitry (40, 40', 40'') for operatively coupling a radio
frequency drive signal (70) with a quadrature coil (30) is configurable
in one of at least two coil modes of a group consisting of: (i) a linear
I channel mode in which an I channel input port (42) is driven without
driving a Q channel input port (44); (ii) a linear Q channel mode in
which the Q channel input port is driven without driving the I channel
input port; (iii) a quadrature mode in which both the I and Q channel
input ports are driven with a selected positive phase difference; and
(iv) an anti quadrature mode in which both the I and Q channel input
ports are driven with a selected negative phase difference. A temporal
sequence of the at least two coil modes may be determined and employed to
compensate for B inhomogeneity.