Abstract: A computer-implemented method for performing radio frequency shimming includes obtaining, via a processing system including one or more processors, quadrature B1+ maps of an imaging volume of a subject. The computer-implemented method also includes inputting, via the processing system, the quadrature B1+ maps into a deep learning-based radio frequency shimming inference model. The computer-implemented method further includes outputting, via the processing system, from the deep learning-based radio frequency shimming inference model radio frequency shims based on the quadrature B1+ maps. The computer-implemented method even further includes applying, via the processing system, the radio frequency shims to a magnetic resonance imaging scanner prior to a parallel transmission diagnostic scan of the imaging volume of the subject.