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Evaluation of Image Quality of a 32-Channel versus a 12-Channel Head Coil at 1.5T for MR Imaging of the Brain

P.T. Parikh, G.S. Sandhu, K.A. Blackham, M.D. Coffey, D. Hsu, K. Liu, J. Jesberger, M. Griswold and J.L. Sunshine
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2011, 32 (2) 365-373; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2297
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Evaluation of Image Quality of a 32-Channel versus a 12-Channel Head Coil at 1.5T for MR Imaging of the Brain
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Feb 2011, 32 (2) 365-373; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2297
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