Application of Parallel Imaging to Reduce SAR in CEST Experiments
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E. Vinogradov, A. K. Grant, P. M. Robson, I. Hancu, W. T. Dixon, A. D. Sherry, and R. E. Lenkinski Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States, GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY, United States, Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, Dallas, TX, Advanced Imaging Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
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تاریخ انتشار 2008