B1+ ‐mapping with the transient phase of unbalanced steady‐state free precession

A novel B1+ ‐mapping technique (B1‐TRAP) is presented, which derives the actual flip angle from the frequency of signal oscillations, observed in the transient phase of unbalanced steady‐state free precession sequences.

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