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Enhancing Gray-to-White Matter Contrast in 3T T1 Spin-Echo Brain Scans by Optimizing Flip Angle
Bernd L. Schmitz, Georg Grön, Florian Brausewetter, Martin H.K. Hoffmann and Andrik J. Aschoff
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2005, 26 (8) 2000-2004;
Bernd L. Schmitz
Georg Grön
Florian Brausewetter
Martin H.K. Hoffmann
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Enhancing Gray-to-White Matter Contrast in 3T T1 Spin-Echo Brain Scans by Optimizing Flip Angle
Bernd L. Schmitz, Georg Grön, Florian Brausewetter, Martin H.K. Hoffmann, Andrik J. Aschoff
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2005, 26 (8) 2000-2004;
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