Optimizing a pulse sequence using an optimization map

A magnetic resonance apparatus comprising:

• a system controller configured to optimize a pulse sequence for investigating a patient with the magnetic resonance apparatus, the system controller being configured to optimize the pulse sequence comprising the system controller being configured to:
• acquire a B0 map and a B1 map for each of at least one transmission channel of the magnetic resonance apparatus;
• establish a preliminary dynamic pulse based on the at least one B0 map and the at least one B1 map, wherein the preliminary dynamic pulse comprises a preliminary radio frequency (RF) pulse for each of the at least one transmission channel;
• establish at least one optimization map based on the preliminary dynamic pulse, wherein each of the at least one optimization map describes a distribution of an optimization parameter resulting from the preliminary dynamic pulse;
• provide an initial pulse sequence;
• and
• establish an optimized pulse sequence based on the initial pulse sequence and the at least one optimization map.

In a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium that stores instructions executable by a system controller of a magnetic resonance apparatus to optimize a pulse sequence for investigating a patient with the magnetic resonance apparatus, the instructions comprising:

• acquiring a B0 map and a B1 map for each of at least one transmission channel of the magnetic resonance apparatus;
• establishing a preliminary dynamic pulse based on the at least one B0 map and the at least one B1 map, wherein the preliminary dynamic pulse comprises a preliminary radio frequency (RF) pulse for each of the at least one transmission channel;
• establishing at least one optimization map based on the preliminary dynamic pulse, wherein each of the at least one optimization map describes a distribution of an optimization parameter resulting from the preliminary dynamic pulse;
• providing an initial pulse sequence;
• and
• establishing an optimized pulse sequence based on the initial pulse sequence and the at least one optimization map.