Parallel-transmission-enabled magnetization-prepared rapid gradient-echo T1-weighted imaging of the human brain at 7Â T

► We explore the potential of parallel-transmission for human brain MRI at high field. ► Different transmission methods at 7 T are compared to the standard MP-RAGE at 3 T. ► Parallel transmission improves image quality while reducing energy deposition. ► Contrast losses due to RF inhomogeneities vanish with kT-point tailored pulses. ► KT-points applied in MP-RAGE at 7 T produce T1-contrasts equivalent to standard 3 T.