An 8-channel add-on RF shimming system for whole-body 7 Tesla MRI including real-time SAR monitoring
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A. K. Bitz, I. Brote, S. Orzada, O. Kraff, S. Maderwald, H. H. Quick, P. Yazdanbakhsh, K. Solbach, A. Bahr, T. Bolz, K. Wicklow, F. Schmitt, and M. E. Ladd Erwin L. Hahn Institute for MRI, Essen, Germany, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany, University Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany, IMST GmbH, Kamp-Lintfort, Germany, Siemens Healthcare, Erlangen, Germany
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تاریخ انتشار 2008