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Add Siemens compatibility warning to B1+ tutorial
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gaspardcereza committed Mar 30, 2022
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Static B1+ shimming
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.. warning::
This tutorial only covers static B1+ shimming applications performed on Siemens scanners. Shimming-Toolbox currently
only handles B1+ maps acquired using Siemens' standard TurboFLASH B1+ mapping sequence.

Open a Terminal and run:

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can locate it after clicking on *input VOP file*. You can then adjust the SAR factor to indicate by how much your
optimized shim weights might exceed the max local SAR of a phase only shimming.
- Click *Run*.
- The output text file containing the shim weights should be in the *Output Folder*. You then need to enter these shim
weights on the scanner console in the ``Options > Adjustments > B1 Shim`` window. Make sure to also select
*"Patient-specific"* in the ``System > pTx Volumes > B1 Shim mode`` in the sequence parameters to ensure that the
shim-weights will be applied.
- The output text file containing the shim weights should be in the *Output Folder*.
- Manually input these shim weights on the scanner console. On Siemens scanners, input them in the
``Options > Adjustments > B1 Shim`` window. Make sure to also set ``System > pTx Volumes > B1 Shim mode`` to
*"Patient-specific"* in the sequence parameters to ensure that the
shim-weights will be applied during the acquisition.

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