Patent ID: 8779769

Claim:
A method for determining a magnetic resonance system activation sequence that comprises a multichannel pulse train with a plurality of individual high frequency (HF) pulse trains to be emitted by the magnetic resonance system by way of different independent HF transmit channels of a transmit device in a parallel manner, the method comprising: identifying a k-space gradient trajectory; calculating, by a processor, the multichannel pulse train based on the k-space gradient trajectory and a predetermined target magnetization using an HF pulse optimization method; and storing the calculated multichannel pulse train in a memory or controlling the transmit device based on the calculated multichannel pulse train, wherein the HF pulse optimization method optimization of the multichannel pulse train, the k-space gradient trajectory, or the multichannel pulse train and the k-space gradient trajectory takes account of at least one hardware operating parameter of the transmit device.