High resolution single-shot EPI at 7T
Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics Biology and MedicinePublished 31 October 2007
Oliver Speck, Jörg Stadler, Maxim Zaitsev
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High resolution single-shot EPI in the whole brain can be performed at 7T with high efficiency, low signal dropout, and without major geometric distortions.
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High resolution single-shot EPI in the whole brain can be performed at 7T with high efficiency, low signal dropout, and without major geometric distortions.
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