Gradient-controlled local Larmor adjustment (GC-LOLA) for simultaneous multislice bSSFP imaging with improved banding behavior.

Gradient-controlled local Larmor adjustment successfully restores the frequency response in SMS-accelerated bSSFP imaging without increasing the sequence's susceptibility toward eddy current effects. The concept facilitates combinations of the different SMS encoding concepts and provides a powerful way to actively control off-resonance effects in slice-accelerated bSSFP imaging.